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Trial For Shinnecock Casino Begins - 2004-01-25
The word 'casino' was said but once in a pretrial hearing as lawyers for the Shinnecock Nation met on one side of a U.S. District courtroom and attorneys for the federal, state and town of Southampton governments sat on the other.


The 90-minute hearing, prior to Judge Thomas Platt, was a preliminary move before a trial that will decide whether the Shinnecocks should be permitted to launch a casino on their land in Hampton Bays.
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Polk supervisors consider balance budget slash - 2004-01-25
Polk County supervisors want to dip into savings, cut money for road repairs and lower expenses for instance staff training and advertising to whittle away almost three-fourths of a $4.4 million budget shortfall.

Two of the most controversial propositions to balance the $172 million spending plan will be presented this week. Supervisors will contemplate proposed slashes to a library program for rural residents and a reduction in the sheriff's department budget.
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