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By Nellie Andreeva LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Aidan Quinn will star in HBO's original movie "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee," which depicts the displacement of American Indians as the U.S. expanded west during the latter half of the 19th century. August Schellenberg also has been cast in the project based on Dee Brown's best-selling book "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West." Quinn will play Henry Dawes, a Massachusetts lawmaker who introduced...

By Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Texas Indian tribe on Wednesday sued former lobbyist Jack Abramoff and Republican activist Ralph Reed, charging that their lobbying efforts unfairly prevented the tribe from operating a casino. The lawsuit by the Alabama-Coushatta tribe could spell trouble for Reed, who has sought to distance himself from the Abramoff lobbying scandal as he campaigns for lieutenant governor in Georgia. Reed, a longtime Republican activist known for his...