Thursday,  May 31, 2012 • Vol. 12--No. 322 • 26 of 40 •  Other Editions

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Dig continues at site where ND man last seen

• DICKINSON, N.D. (AP) -- Authorities searching for a man who went missing from a work site in southwestern North Dakota began excavating pits and trenches but have not had any success.
• Authorities tell The Bismarck Tribune (http://bit.ly/KtbrJR) that they continue to excavate the work area where

trenches or pits were filled the day 30-year-old Eric Haider (HY'-dur) of Bismarck disappeared.
• He was last seen Thursday at a Dickinson-area construction site where he had been working with a plumbing company.
• Family members say Haider didn't have a car and left his belongings at work last Thursday.
• Friends have started a Facebook page to share news about the search. It has more than 9,000 members.
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Money challenge to tribes' sentencing authority
FELICIA FONSECA,Associated Press

• FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) -- American Indian tribes authorized to triple the amount of time tribal members can spend in jail say they're challenged by a lack of funding.
• The increase in sentencing authority from one year to three years for a single

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