U.S.: Renewing the West; Energy Summit Attracts More Grassroots Navajos Than Tribal Leaders, by Brenda Norrell + UPDATES

2004-04-28

U.S. Sen. Pete Domenici says 9/11 "fixed the problems" by leading to Homeland Security and the Patriot Act - the same way the energy bill
will fix the problems...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - When New Mexico Sen. Pete Domenici urged passage of the federal energy bill at the Western Governor's Association banquet, Navajos seated in the center of the room, whose families had lived and died with the effects of uranium mining and coal development, fell silent. There was no applause here, no standing ovation.

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