Word: whitmans
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...Those who came to observe or participate in confirmation hearings for Secretary of State-designate Colin Powell; Christine Todd Whitman, Bush's choice for EPA administrator; Mel Martinez, the HUD secretary-designate; or Treasury hopeful Paul O'Neill were treated to a day of friendly banter occasionally interrupted by the odd probing question. Those who sat in on John Ashcroft's continuing saga before the Senate Judiciary Committee, on the other hand, witnessed another scene altogether, one marked by harsh repudiation and angry retorts...
...Clinton and Whitman face off, with disappointing results...
...Across the Capitol steps, New Jersey governor and Beltway newbie Christie Todd Whitman was also being grilled - but in a considerably less raucous setting. Whitman was asked politely by the Environment and Public Works committee (whose members include Hillary Clinton) about her plans to enact new environmental laws and her record in New Jersey. Whitman emphasized the need for a sweeping environmental policy, "led by the states," she said, "but with a strong role for federal government...
...watched Whitman's hearing and the surrounding media circus, TIME's Ann Blackman noticed that another new face was doing her best to stay out of the spotlight. "It was really interesting to me that Hillary - considered by many to be a world-class orator, and who must have incredibly strong feelings about John Ashcroft because he represents everything that is anathema to her - never made a single comment about him or his nomination. It's because she realizes, hey, I'm the junior senator from New York here, and she doesn't want to risk upstaging Chuck Schumer...
...BLUE] Christine Todd Whitman EPA ADMINISTRATOR She has had some success protecting public land and cleaning the water, but puts business interests first. The moderate face of Bush environmentalism...