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...been a tough job to fill, what with Dick Cheney and Colin Powell looming over the foreign-policy team. Former Indiana Senator Dan Coats, the early favorite, was thought to be either unwilling or unable to deal with the two heavyweights as equals. Tom Ridge was too moderate. And the nominee himself had been the leading contender for CIA director, not top man at the Pentagon...
...Bush is still working on a Secretary of Defense: Pennsylvania governor Tom Ridge was ruled out as too moderate; former Indiana Senator Dan Coats didn't wow Bush in a meeting last week; Reagan-era Pentagon aide Paul Wolfowitz is regarded more as policy expert than top-down manager. The Pentagon has proved to be tough to fill as well because it stands to reason that Bush will look first to vice- president Dick Cheney and Powell for advice on military matters...
...Dan Rather b) Al Gore c) Peter Jennings d) George W. Bush...
...time.com/personal for more on cutting debt. E-mail Dan at kadlec@time.com See him Tuesdays on CNNfn...
...George W. Bush b) Ann Richards c) Dan Rather d) Molly Ivins...