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Tuesday May 22 | WFMY 2 Greensboro

Perdue: Agreement With Cherokee Will Create Jobs

Gov. Bev Perdue signed an agreement with leaders of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians on Tuesday that's expected to create 400 new jobs in western North Carolina.

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Tuesday May 22 | StarNewsOnline.com

Governor signs new gaming compact with Cherokees

Gov. Beverly Perdue and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians signed an amended, 30-year agreement Tuesday allowing the tribe to use live dealers on gambling tables in games such as blackjack and roulette.

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Tuesday May 22 | Lucianne.com

Is Elizabeth Warren NativeAmerican or What?

Elizabeth Warren is not a citizen of the Cherokee Nation. Elizabeth Warren is not enrolled in the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.

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Fri May 18, 2012

TheBlaze.com

Seriously? Elizabeth Warren May Have Plagiarized 'Pow Wow Chow' Recipe Submissions

Okay, okay, we promise we'll take a break from Elizabeth Warren stories - but we really have to do this one last report.

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Wed May 16, 2012

New Hampshire Public Radio -

Minority Rules: Who Gets To Claim Status As A Person Of Color?

Massachusetts Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren is shown here attending a 2010 Capitol Hill hearing on the Troubled Asset Relief Program.

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Fri May 11, 2012

Fox News

New documents fuel controversy over Warren's characterization of her heritage

The top Democratic candidate in this year's Senate race in Massachusetts was listed as a minority professor in a newly discovered University of Pennsylvania report - raising eyebrows a second time over how she and her employers characterized her heritage.

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Tue May 01, 2012

Mother Jones

Elizabeth Warren Is Part Native American

Massachusetts Democratic Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren is in a little bit of trouble in her race against GOP Sen.

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