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Richard Cochrane is trained in chemistry and metallurgy but is far more interested and practiced as a political and fund raising consultant, writer and amateur historian. He grew up in a Navy family and with his two younger brothers carried on its 500+ year tradition of naval service to Great Britain and the USA then enjoyed a career with one of the largest advertising and public relations agencies working with numerous Fortune 500 companies and many of America's premier educational institutions. He maintains friendships and acquaintanceships around the world. He lives in Santa Barbara, California.

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Heads a Win & Tails a Win for “Embarrased” BIA

January 17th, 2008 • Richard Cochrane

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Four California Indian casino compacts got “lost” for 80-days triggering an automatic approval without review in 45-days by the Bureau of Indian Affairs as the law requires. It is those once missing compacts that California voters will vote on February 5th as Proposition 94-95-96-97 and would allow tens of thousands of slot machines to be added to the four casinos. The Indian tribes will pay California part of their new profits from the slot machines.

The issue now is if voters turn down the compacts the tribes involved might claim the federal government’s approval trumps voter wishes and voters will be rendered moot if not mute. The Bureau of Indian Affairs says it is “embarrassed.” Opponents are having a first class conniption fit and calling for a full FBI investigation and prosecution of any wrong doing.

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