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Navajo President Sworn In Despite Losing Re-Election

  The Navajo Nation president has been sworn in to continue as the tribe's top leader, even though he badly lost his re-election bid.

That's because the Navajo presidency is in limbo over a disputed elected. As a result, Ben Shelly remains president until the mess gets sorted out.

Shelly's inauguration was low-key and closed to the public and media. Tribal lawmakers were sworn in during a public ceremony earlier Tuesday.

The tribe's general election for president was thrown into turmoil after a candidate was disqualified in a language fluency dispute.

The tribe's high court mandated a general election by Jan. 31. But Shelly and lawmakers approved a do-over allowing all previous 17 primary election candidates to face off in a special June election that's being challenged in court. Shelly won't run again.

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