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The Week in Review
ending January 13
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George W. Bush shaking hands.
MLK Day, 2000.
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Missed our stories? All the headlines for the week can be found
here.
Capitol Hill gets ready for nominations
The election is over but the fight in Capitol Hill might
be just be beginning as the new George W. Bush administration
begins to take over the White House.
But while Congress this week agreed to share power in hopes of
preventing disagreements, environmental, labor,
and civil rights groups began voiced theirs to three of Bush's
most controversial Cabinet nominees. Linda Chavez
became the first casualty, withdrawing from consideration
as Labor Secretary over an illegal immigrant scandal.
Chavez' removal then led many groups to join
forces to oppose John Ashcroft for Attorney General
and Gale Norton for Secretary of Interior. Both face
tough Senate confirmation hearings with Indian Country
paying attention to Norton's credentials.
Awaiting Norton at the Interior are a host of issues -- ranging from
repatriation to recognition -- which have put tribes
under increased scrutiny. Norton and the new head of
the Bureau of Indian Affairs will need great negotiation
and public relations skills in order to handle it all.
Get the Story:
Balance
of power in Congress shifts (1/8)
Bush
nominees face attacks (1/9)
EDITORIAL:
Norton is 'war' on West (1/9)
Chavez
withdraws amid immigrant scandal (1/10)
Paige
nomination troubles mascot opponents (1/10)
Calif.
Senator to oppose Ashcroft (1/11)
Other
Norton view attacked (1/11)
Norton
group suing Interior over eagles (1/11)
Norton
questioned on diversity, disabled (1/11)
Tangle
of rules await Norton, new BIA (1/11)
Norton's
legal work criticized (1/12)
Cantwell
faces challenging start (1/12)
Bush
defends choices, makes new Labor pick (1/12)
Clinton makes environmental mark
The final days of the Bill Clinton administration
are seeing a number of environmental decisions which
aren't being welcomed by many people, particularly
those in the West.
Regulations limiting road construction and logging
in federal forests were finalized, prompting lawsuits
by states and at least one tribe. Rules protecting
salmon also face litigation as does a decision
to restore flows to a California River to benefit
tribes there.
And setting up a big debate for George W. Bush,
Clinton has decided against declaring the Arctic
National Wildlife Refuge a national monument. Meanwhile, seven
new sites. including one on land considered
sacred by Cochiti Pueblo of New Mexico and another
opposed by officials in Montana, await
official designation as monuments.
Get the Story:
Roadless
forest plan draws fire (1/8)
Salmon
protection rules in effect (1/9)
Tribe
sues over forest plan (1/9)
Arctic
drilling debated (1/10)
Interior
sued over river plan (1/10)
LETTER:
Preserve Arctic Refuge (1/10)
White
House says no monument for Arctic (1/11)
Mont.
national monument opposed (1/12)
more stories
There's still more to read in the recap
of the top stories.
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