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Navajo lawmakers will reconsider a smoking ban during the upcoming session in Window Rock this week. The bill would reportedly exempt tribal casinos at least until financing debts are paid off. A spokeswoman for tribal President Ben Shelly says he does not support the exemption because the president would prefer to protect the health of Navajos.  The 27,000 square mile Navajo reservation is the largest in the country. Lawmakers in the former administration failed to override a … [Read more...] about Navajo Nation Considers Smoking Ban