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...Education, instead of Johnnetta Cole (or so say the leakers). That indicates the President-elect is shying away from people who might face tough confirmation hearings. Conservatives have tried to link Cole, head of Atlanta's Spelman College, to pro-Palestinian and pro-Cuban groups. Retiring Colorado Senator Timothy Wirth is said to have lost his chance to be Secretary of Energy because confirmation questioners might challenge his associations with savings and loans in his state...
...cautiously. Clinton designated heads of nine "cluster groups" that will look into the operations of government departments; the most widely recognizable name was that of former astronaut Sally Ride. He also began what one aide called "job interviews" with a few Democrats -- former Arizona Governor Bruce Babbitt, Senators Tim Wirth and Lloyd Bentsen among them -- who have been mentioned for Cabinet-level appointments...
...Interior, for example, might form a kind of task force with the Environmental Protection Agency and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Sources close to Transition Central say the President-elect is now leaning toward elevating EPA to Cabinet-level status. Top choice for Secretary of EPA: former Colorado Senator TIM WIRTH...
Timothy E. Wirth '61 (D-Colo.), who did not seek reelection as Senator, is the top candidate for both Secretary of Interior and head of the Environmental Protection Agency...
...fever pitch -- as has the inevitable speculation about candidates for the plum posts. For Defense Secretary, there is talk of a three-way race between House Armed Services Committee chairman Les Aspin, Oklahoma Congressman Dave McCurdy and Senate Armed Services Committee chairman Sam Nunn. Retiring Colorado Senator Tim Wirth has been dubbed a possible Secretary of the Interior or Energy. Among the dozen or so names mentioned for Secretary of State, the leading candidate seems to be Warren Christopher, deputy secretary in the Carter Administration...