World: Carson's Obama Donation Questioned

The Tulsa World reports today that former Congressman Brad Carson, until recently the CEO of the Cherokee Nation, authorized a $50,000 donation to the inaugural fund of President-elect Barack Obama without permission from the tribal council.

The newspaper reports that many council members were unaware of the donation until seeing news accounts of it or after receiving phone calls from their constituents.

Records show the donation is the maximum amount and the largest donation from an Oklahoma entity. It was contributed to the fund by Cherokee Nation Businesses.

Tribal officials say the donation was authorized by Carson, the former two-term Democratic congressman who left his position as CEO just before Christmas when he was called up as a member of the armed forces after giving the donation.

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