Shirley put on leave
Diné president unsure about reasons for leave

Copyright © 2009
Gallup Independent
By Karen Francis
Diné Bureau

WINDOW ROCK — Navajo Nation President Joe Shirley Jr. said that Navajo Nation Council action to place him on administrative leave is retaliation for his efforts to hold a special election asking the Navajo people to reduce the Council and to give the president line-item veto power.

Council delegates have repeatedly said that putting the president on leave is not related to the initiatives.

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