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Sen. Reid met with two of Abramoff's tribal clients

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March 30, 2006

Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nevada) met with two of Jack Abramoff's tribal clients who were represented by one of his former staffers.

In June 2003, Reid met with the Saginaw Chippewa Tribe of Michigan and the Meskwaki Tribe of Iowa. Both were clients of Edward Ayoob, who worked with Abramoff at the Greenberg Traurig firm.

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Later that year, Reid sponsored a bill to direct $100,000 to the Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana, another Ayoob/Abramoff client. Reid said Louisiana lawmakers asked him to support the measure.

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