21. But Pataki said that the booming casino business on Indian reservations in Connecticut and in the central New York town of Verona had caused him to rethink his opposition. 22. But to gain support from moderates in both parties, Riggs modified it on Wednesday to exempt private colleges and universities and tribally-run colleges on Indian reservations. 23. By then casinos were opening on Indian reservations and riverboats across the country, some nearby in Louisiana. 24. Casino gambling outside Indian reservations is prohibited by the state constitution. 25. By the standards of Indian reservations, where poverty is often pervasive, the Pequots have created a promised land. 26. Cases still occur sporadically on some Indian reservations. 27. Clinton is the first president to make an official visit to an Indian reservation since Calvin Coolidge. 28. Clinton will visit Appalachia, the Mississippi Delta, two inner cities, an Indian reservation and a Hispanic community to sell Congress and corporate America on the idea. 29. Coker recalled Friday living in a trailer on an Indian reservation with his wife while coaching high school football in Oklahoma. 30. Corps members are especially welcome in areas with few doctors, from Appalachia to Indian reservations to the inner city. |