In the tragedy of the Dineh-Navajo federal land swindle engineered by Sen. McCain  (PL 93-531), we have a human drama writ large of political corruption and influence peddling to wealthy corporate special interests.  The Dineh Navajo people were forceably relocated to Church's Hill - a radioactive toxic waste dump (recognized by Superfund) - in order to steal their land for strip mining by Peabody Western Coal Company, polluting the entire region's water table with Coal mine effluent in the process.

This didnt begin as a political issue, but it certainly deserves to become one later this year.  Here is one clip from the indie documentary "Vanishing Prayer", which details the situation:

Part One:

For a clip from Part Two and the background, keep reading below the fold...