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Nevada Official Talk Use of National Emergency Unemployed System - 2004-02-05
A national emergency program that has been used to assist hundreds of former Binion's Horseshoe employees is coming to a halt, but another 400 out-of-work casino workers will continue to be eligible for help, a Nevada Partners official reported.

Former Horseshoe employees who asked not to be identified stated that they had previously applied at Nevada Partners for assistance after the casino closed, but were refused Monday and Tuesday after being informed they had missed a deadline for filing application materials.
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Judge temporarily bans SoCal tribe from excluding members - 2004-02-05
A Superior Court judge has temporarily abollished the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians from omitting 130 members who declare they are descendants of the tribe's chief and entitled to $10,000 a month plus benefits.

The group of members, who consist pf about one-tenth of the Temecula tribe, say they are being forced out by members of the tribe's enrollment committee who want to increase their share of casino profits by shrinking membership rolls.
Read the full story at Gainesville Sun