Blacks, Indians Closer to U.S. Settlement

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WASHINGTON - Black farmers and American Indians who say the United States discriminated against them and took their money for decades are a step closer to winning long-awaited government settlements.

Under legislation passed by the Senate on Friday, black farmers who claim discrimination at the hands of the Agriculture Department would receive almost $1.2 billion. American Indians who say they were swindled out of royalties by the Interior Department would split $3.4 billion. Both cases have languished for more than a decade, and plaintiffs say beneficiaries are dying off.

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Blacks, Indians Closer to U.S. Settlement

"The Senate finally did the right thing," said John Boyd, head of the Na...

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