Cherokee Nation is Oklahoma's top donor for inauguration

 
BY CARRIE COPPERNOLL | Published: December 27, 2008   

Cherokee Nation officials said they hope their generosity toward President-elect Barack Obama’s inauguration committee — as well as donations to several political campaigns — will give the tribe some more clout in Washington.

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The tribe donated $50,000 to Obama’s inauguration committee, the highest donation allowed, according to the 2009 Presidential Inaugural Committee Web site.

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