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MARKSVILLE, La.,(July 28, 2011) – Former Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards and Leo Honeycutt, author of Edwards biography, held a book signing at Paragon Casino Resort in Marksville on Tuesday, August 9th at 6:30 p.m. The book signing took place in the ballroom of the Earl J. Barbry, Sr. Conference Center.
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WASHINGTON – December 15, 2010 – President Obama met directly with 12 tribal leaders at the White House this afternoon. The meeting with the tribal leaders from 12 regions of the United States, comes the day before the President will host leaders from the 565 federally-recognized tribes during the White House Tribal Nations Summit, the second in as many years. The National Congress of American Indians is hailing the meeting as a substantial step in establishing a nation-to-nation relationship for the 21st Century.
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He also discussed how tribes face the same kinds of challenges all of America faces, and how he plans to address those challenges. In closing, he made clear that he is an ally:
Decision 2003: A Forum on the Future of Louisiana
Presented by The Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana
How it Came to Be
By Darnée Wambsgans, TBIPAC Assistant
Early this year, David Rivas, Jr., Director of Political Affairs, Jim Nickel and Bud Courson of Courson Nickel, the tribe's lobbyists in Baton Rouge , discussed the possibility of hosting a televised gubernatorial debate. Considering the success of the TBIPAC's Government to Government Series, the possibility was very real and within reach.
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