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Norton, Bush's controversial nominee for secretary of the interior, has a reputation that makes environmentalists and land conservationists very nervous. And while her confirmation to the post is far from certain, President Clinton is already sending her a not-so-subtle message: Keep your hands off public lands.
First, though, the sure shots: Colin Powell and Paul O'Neill can start ordering business cards for their respective posts as secretary of state and treasury secretary. Ditto Ann Veneman for Agriculture, Mel Martinez for HUD, and Norm Mineta at Transportation. Donald Rumsfeld, the nominee for defense secretary, probably won...
Confirming Linda Chavez, the nominee to head the Labor Department, will chafe pro-labor Democrats and those interested in raising the minimum wage; Chavez, a former Reagan administration official, has demonstrated a strong enmity toward both.
Ashcroft, a staunch conservative whose nomination to head the Justice Department sent many congressional Democrats reeling, could face the toughest confirmation hearing of any Cabinet member. Analysts predict Ashcroft will be confirmed in the end - Senators are unlikely to blackball someone who was until recently one of their own - but...
It had 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...