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• Miscellaneous News
• Spencer Abraham — Energy
• John Ashcroft — Attorney General
• Andrew Card — White House chief of staff
• Elaine Chao — Labor
• Don Evans — Commerce
• Ari Fleischer — Press secretary
• Alberto Gonzales — White House Counsel
• Karen Hughes — special adviser
• Michael Leavitt — Environment Protection Agency
• Lawrence Lindsey — chief economic adviser
• Mel Martinez — Housing and Urban Development
• Norman Mineta — Transportation
• Gale Norton — Interior
• Paul O'Neill — Treasury
• Theodore Olson — Solicitor General
• Rod Paige — Education
• General Colin Powell — State
• Condoleeza Rice — National Security Adviser
• Karl Rove — special adviser
• Donald Rumsfeld — Defense
• Tommy Thompson — Health and Human Services
• Ann Veneman
• Christine Todd Whitman — Environmental Protection Agency
• Robert Zoellick — Trade Representative

Miscellaneous News

• 2 Top Officials Offer Stern Talk on U.S. Policy
  Todd S. Purdum and David E. Sanger, New York Times, 2 February 2002
• The Wizards of Ooze
  P.M. Carpenter, The History News Network, 13 August 2001
• Lag in Appointments Strains the Cabinet
  Crystal Nix Hines, New York Times, 14 June 2001
• GOP keeps its faith in the Confederacy
  Rick Mercier, Japan Times, 27 January 2001
• Genetically modified food lobby takes root in Bush's cabinet
  John Vidal, The Guardian, 1 February 2001
• Unrepentant South mounts new assault on Washington
  Ed Vulliamy, The Guardian, 14 January 2001
• America in the grip of Bush's 'Iron Triangle'
  Ed Vulliamy, The Guardian, 3 December 2000
• George II prepares to restore the court of his father
  Martin Kettle, The Guardian, 30 November 2000

Spencer Abraham: Secretary of Energy

• Also see Bush's political agenda: energy
• Abraham got thousands from nuke biz
  William Spain, CBS MarketWatch, 11 January 2002
• Spencer Abraham tries bullying governors into allowing federal control over power lines
  B. Drummond Ayres Jr., New York Times, 7 August 2001

John Ashcroft: Attorney General

Andrew Card: White House Chief of Staff

• Washington Insider and Family Loyalist Poised for Job of Bush Chief of Staff
  Elaine Sciolino, New York Times, 28 November 2000

Elaine Chao: Labor

• Labor Secretary's Talk Angers Union Leaders
  Steven Greenhouse, New York Times, 27 February 2003
• Also see Bush's political agenda: business and labor
• Chao tries to overturn rule preventing political exploitation of government statistics
  Alan B. Krueger, New York Times, 30 May 2002
• A Washington Veteran for Labor
  Christopher Marquis, New York Times, 12 December

Linda Chavez: Secretary of Labor La Tostada

Don Evans: Commerce

• Also see Bush's political agenda: trade
• Six Firms Control, Exceed U.S. Oil Leases
  David Pace, Associated Press (in Truthout), 30 May 2004

Ari Fleischer: Press Secretary

• Also see Vandalgate
• Union blasts White House for drunken-agent comment
  Mark Helm, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 27 July 2002
• Rewriting history in Oval Office
  Marianne Means, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 8 February 2002
• These Days, Press Secretary Toes a Narrower Line
  Alessandra Stanley, New York Times, 30 October 2001
• In Patriotic Time, Dissent Is Muted
  Bill Carter and Felicity Barringer, New York Times, 28 September 2001

Alberto Gonzales: White House Counsel

• Alberto Gonzales and the Texas Clemency Memos
  Alan Berlow, The Atlantic, July/August 2003
• Did Enron's Law Firm Give Insider Information to Alberto Gonzales?
  David Lazarus, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 February 2002
• Alberto Gonzales considered a potential SC nominee
  Lois Romano, Washington Post, 10 July 2001
• New White House Counsel Accused of Favoritism for Cheney's Halliburton
  Nathan Newman, CommonDreams, 18 December 2000

Karen Hughes: special adviser

• Bush's media supremo quits White House job
  Matthew Engel, The Guardian, 24 April 2002

Michael Leavitt: Environmental Protection Agency

• EPA Rule on Hazardous Waste Favored Ohio Businessman Who Is a Big GOP Donor
  James V. Grimaldi and Thomas B. Edsall, Washington Post, 17 May 2004
• Michael Leavitt and Gale Norton Try to End Wilderness as We Know It
  Chip Ward, CommonDreams, 28 January 2004
• Democrats Boycott Committee Vote on EPA Nominee Leavitt
  McGraw Hill Construction, 6 October 2003 May 2004
• Environmentalists Protest Selection of Utah Gov. Michael Leavitt as EPA Head
  Democracy Now, 12 August 2003

Lawrence Lindsey: chief economic adviser

• Also see Bush's political agenda: the economy
• There's No Positive Spin on This One, Mr. Lindsey
  Howard Gleckman, Business Week, 28 January 2002
• The Two Larrys (Gore vs Bush economic advisers)
  Paul Krugman, New York Times, 18 November 2000
• Former Enron Consultant Lawrence Lindsey Saw Little Risk on Enron
  David E. Sanger and Don Van Natta Jr., New York Times, 17 January 2002
• Lawrence Lindsey talks about Enron
  transcript, CNN, 12 January 2002

Mel Martinez: Housing and Urban Development

• A Happy Outcome at HUD
  editorial, New York Times, 31 December 2001

Norman Mineta: Transportation

• Transportation Chief Predicts Rejection of Airline Merger
  Matthew L. Wald, New York Times, 6 June 2001
• Airports Fighting Expansion Delays Get Support From Transportation Secretary
  Matthew L. Wald, New York Times, 3 February 2001

Gale Norton: Interior

• Also see Bush's political agenda: the environment
• Indian suit investigator criticizes U.S., resigns
  Carol D. Leonnig, Washington Post (in the San Francisco Chronicle), 7 April 2004
• Forest Service Dropping Endangered Species, Riparian & Archaeological Reviews
  press release, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, 18 March 2004
• Interior Dept. Official's Role as Oil Lobbyist Is Investigated
  Katharine Q. Seelye, New York Times, 13 May 2003
• Bureau of Land Management uses developers' employees as staff
  Joel Brinkley, New York Times, 18 June 2002
• Norton breaks law by using lobbyists' video in Interior web site to promote ANWR drilling
  Don Van Natta Jr., New York Times, 12 April 2002
• Bureau of Land Management accused of personnel 'purge'
  Tom Kenworthy, USA Today, 11 March 2002
• Network outage hog-ties Interior
  John Fitzgerald, Billings Gazette, 19 January 2002
• Garbage In, Garbage Out
  John Balzar, Los Angeles Times (in CommonDreams), 29 August 2001
• Norton Charts a Reactionary Course for the Interior Department
  Timothy Egan, New York Times, 19 August 2001
• Interior Dept. Halting Plan for Grizzlies in 2 States
  Douglas Jehl, New York Times, 21 June 2001
• Norton Record Often at Odds With Laws She Would Enforce
  Douglas Jehl, New York Times, 13 January 2001
• Environmental Groups Join in Opposing Choice for Interior Secretary
  Douglas Jehl, New York Times, 12 January 2001

Paul O'Neill: Treasury

• Also see Bush's political agenda: the economy
• O'Neill takes Bush to task on economy in new book
  Dennis Roddy, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 9 January 2004
• Treasury Official Is Said to Fault Steel Tariff Move
  Joseph Kahn and Richard W. Stevenson, New York Times, 16 March 2002
• Treasury Chief Accuses World Bank of Harming Poor Countries
  Joseph Kahn, New York Times, 21 February 2002
• Evidence Indicates That O’Neill Helped Enron Hide Financial Condition
  Public Citizen, 18 January 2002
• O'Neill's List
  Michael Lewis, New York Times, 13 January 2002
• The Scrooge Syndrome
  Paul Krugman, New York Times, 25 December 2001
• Paul O'Neill is urged to stop being a loose cannon
  Joseph Kahn, New York Times (requires registration to view), 2 October 2001
• Who's Treasury Secretary Around Here Anyway?
  Frank Pellegrini, Time, 28 September 2001
• O'Neill makes huge profit by delaying divestiture
  Jake Tapper, Salon, 7 June 2001
• O'Neill insists he believes in a strong dollar, after panicking world markets with loose comments
  Mark Atkinson, The Guardian, 19 February 2001

Theodore Olson: Solicitor General

• Actions in Office
  • Ted Olson Heads Legal Team Formed to Handle Detainee Suits
    Philip Shenon, New York Times, 13 February 2002
• Confirmation Controversy
  • Former American Spectator publisher: Olson is deceiving the Senate
    Ralph J. Lemley, Salon, 24 May 2001
  • Panel Still Split on Solicitor General Nominee
    Neil A. Lewis, New York Times, 23 May 2001
  • White House Tries to Broker Compromise on Olson Nomination
    Neil A. Lewis, New York Times, 18 May 2001
  • Why the Senate should reject Ted Olson
    Gary Kamiya, Salon, 18 May 2001
  • Committee deadlocked on Olson
    Alicia Montgomery, Salon, 18 May 2001
  • Olson lied to Judiciary Committee about involvement in Arkansas Project
    Jake Tapper, Salon, 3 May 2001
• His Sordid Past
  • The Arkansas Project wasn't journalism
    Joe Conason, Salon, 22 May 2001
  • The first Ted Olson scandal
    David Neiwert, Salon, 14 May 2001
  • Olson twisted the truth while arguing Bush's case in Florida
    Jake Tapper, Salon, 14 May 2001
  • Ted Olson's Arkansas problem
    Daryl Lindsey, Salon, 14 May 2001
  • Arkansas Project receipt
    From the Smoking Gun
  • Ted Olson? You've got to be kidding
    Joe Conason, Salon, 6 February 2001
  • Boies vs. Olson (A look at the two legal titans behind the Gore and Bush teams)
    Jake Tapper, Salon, 19 November 2000
  • Ted Olson: Profile of a right-wing conspirator
    Martin McLaughlin, World Socialist Web Site, 13 February 1999

Rod Paige: Secretary of Education

• Also see Bush's political agenda: education
• Texas Education "Miracle" Based on Bogus Reporting
  CBS, 7 January 2004
• Making (Up) the Grade
  Wendy Grossman, Houston Press, 6 April 2000

Gen. Colin Powell: Secretary of State

• Also see Bush's political agenda: foreign policy
• Powell aides go public on rift with Bush
  Gary Younge, The Guardian, 6 May 2004
• Bush's 'Good Cop'
  Harley Sorensen, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 February 2003
• Embattled, Scrutinized, Powell Soldiers On
  Todd S. Purdum, New York Times, 25 July 2002
• Powell might not last through Bush's term
  Dharam Shourie, Express India, 25 July 2002
• Powell angry over plan to shift visas from State to Homeland Security
  Suzanne Malveaux and Elise Labott, CNN, 17 June 2002
• Powell urges PoW status for al-Qaeda captives
  Ed Vulliamy, Guardian (UK), 27 January 2002
• Powell Asks Bush to Reverse Stand on War Captives
  Katharine Q. Seelye, New York Times, 26 January 2002
• Powell loses power over Pentagon
  Julian Borger, Guardian (UK), 11 December 2001
• The World According to Colin Powell
  Bill Keller, New York Times, 25 November 2001
• The return of Colin Powell?
  Ben Barber, Salon, 4 October 2001
• Capital Watchers Say Powell May Bail on White House
  James Ridgeway, Village Voice, 22–28 August 2001
• Rights Leaders Urge Powell to Attend U.N. Racism Conference
  Barbara Crossette, New York Times. 12 July 2001
• White House Rejects Powell's Choice to Run Refugee Bureau
  Jane Perlez, New York Times, 24 May 2001
• Powell Gives Africa a Hard New Look
  Jane Perlez, New York Times, 14 January 2001
• Colin Powell defends speaking fee
  Associated Press, Topeka Capital-Journal, 9 January 2001
• Behind Colin Powell's Legend: Part One
  Robert Parry & Norman Solomon, Consortium News, 17 December, 2000

Condoleeza Rice: National Security Adviser

• In rush to defend White House, Rice trips over own words
  Walter Pincus and Dana Milbank, Washington Post (in the San Francisco Chronicle), 26 March 2004
• How Segregation and an Indomitable Family Shaped Condoleezza Rice
  Dale Russakoff, Washington Post, 9 September 2001
• Powell loses power; Rice gains it
  Helen Thomas, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 31 August 2001
• Rice on Front Lines as Adviser to Bush
  Jane Perlez, New York Times, 19 August 2001

Karl Rove: Adviser

• Also see Ethics Violations by Members of Bush Regime
• Professor Karl Rove on politics as war
  Lucius Lomax, Austin Chronicle, 1 November 2002
• Exit leaves open door for Bush political ace
  Judy Keen, USA Today, 9 July 2002
• Associates of Karl Rove Say He Helped Win Contract
  Richard L. Berke, New York Times, 25 January 2002
• Karl Rove pushes "the war" as a campaign issue
  Richard L. Berke, New York Times, 19 January 2002
• Cynicism and political reaction in the Bush White House: the case of Karl Rove
  Patrick Martin, World Socialist Web Site, 14 December 2001
• Alone Again -- and Again
  Mary McGrory, Washington Post, 13 December 2001
• At Luncheon Briefing, Karl Rove Addresses Ambassadors with Irrelevancies
  Nora Boustany, Washington Post, 20 October 2001
• Rove's Name Connected With Controversy
  Nancy Benac, Associated Press (in the Washington Post), 11 August 2001
• Bush strategist gets heat for Jeffords departure
  Judy Keen, USA Today, 25 May 2001
• Karl Rove: Bush's Puppet Master
  James Carney and John F. Dickerson, Time, 22 April 2001
• Architect of Bush's Presidency Is Still Building Bridges of Power
  Richard L. Berke and Frank Bruni, New York Times, 18 February 2001

Donald Rumsfeld: Secretary of Defense

• Also see Reforming the Military
• Rumsfeld's low profile questioned
  CNN, 16 July 2004
• Rumsfeld approved torture techniques: top brass
  Sydney Morning Herald, 4 June 2004
• A senior Air Force officer watches as the neocons consolidate their Pentagon coup
  Karen Kwiatkowski (Lt. Col., ret.), American Conservative, 1 December 2003
• Rumsfeld Retreats, Disclaims Earlier Rhetoric
  Eric Rosenberg, Ocala Star Banner, 9 November 2003
• Rumsfeld's Moment
  Robert Wright, New York Times, 20 January 2002
• Rumsfeld's Hands-On War
  Thomas E. Ricks, Washington Post, 9 December 2001
• Rumsfeld Offers Assurances About Use of Military Courts
  Steven Lee Myers and Neil A. Lewis, New York Times, 16 November 2001
• Rumsfeld Says He Limited His Role Because of Stock Holdings
  James Dao, New York Times, 24 August 2001
• Miscues and Resistance Mean Defense Review May Produce Less Than Promised
  Thomas E. Ricks, Washington Post, 7 August 2001
• Rumsfeld rejects Pentagon report
  Andrea Stone, USA Today, 18 July 2001
• Military leaders rebelling against Rumsfeld
  Ed Vulliamy, The Guardian, 15 July 2001
• Rumsfeld to Seek $33 Billion Rise for Military
  Thom Shanker and James Dao, New York Times, 23 June 2001
• Skeptical Senators Question Rumsfeld on Missile Defense
  James Dao, New York Times, 22 June 2001
• Rumsfeld Limiting Military Contacts With the Chinese
  Michael R. Gordon, New York Times (requires registration to view), 4 June 2001
• Rumsfeld, Joint Chiefs Spar Over Roles in Retooling Military
  Thomas E. Ricks, Washington Post, 25 May 2001
• Military brass, conservative lawmakers among critics of Rumsfeld's imperious behavior as Defense Secretary
  Thomas E. Ricks, Washington Post, 20 May 2001
• Rumsfeld Gets 90 More Days to Sell Assets
  Steven Lee Myers, New York Times, 25 April 2001
• Rumsfeld to Pay Big Price to Avoid Conflicts
  Steven Lee Myers, New York Times, 29 January 2001
• Bush Candidate for Defense Job Sees Overhaul
  Steven Lee Myers, New York Times, 12 January 2001
• Infighter Known for Working the Means to His End
  Elaine Sciolino and Eric Schmitt, New York Times, 7 December
• Rev. Moon, the Bushes & Donald Rumsfeld
  Robert Parry, Consortium News, 3 January 2001

Tommy Thompson

• Also see Bush's political agenda: health
• Thompson Hooted Off AIDS Stage
  Jordan Lite, Wired, 9 July 2002
• Wisconsin learned its lesson about Tommy Thompson long ago
  Eugene Kane, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 27 October 2001
• In Anthrax Crisis, Health Secretary Finds Unsteady Going
  Robert Pear, New York Times, 25 October 2001
• Serving Along Front Line in Battle for Bush Agenda
  Robin Toner, New York Times, 5 May 2001
• HHS Secretary Thompson pays ethics fine
  Associated Press (in USA Today), 1 May 2001
• Tommy Thompson Denies Knowledge Of Chief Aide's Influence Peddling Role
  Associated Press (in the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel), 18 April 2001
• Choice for Health Secretary Is Beholden to Tobacco Companies
  Sheryl Gay Stolberg, New York Times, 12 January 2001
• Wisconsin Governor Picked As Health Secretary
  Robert Salladay and Louis Freedberg, San Francisco Chronicle, 30 December

Ann Veneman: Agriculture

• Agriculture Secretary vs. Sacred Cow
  Elizabeth Becker, New York Times, 11 December 2001
• Ann Veneman Recuses Herself from Forest Conservation Case
  New York Times, 17 February 2001

Christine Todd Whitman: Environmental Protection Agency

• Also see Bush's political agenda: the environment
• Whitman Warms the Bench
  David Corn, Mother Jones, 20 March 2002
• Conflict of interest for Christine Todd Whitman?
  Mark Hertsgaard, Salon, 14 January 2002
• Christie Todd Whitman May Have the Most Thankless Job in Washington
  Gregg Easterbrook, New York Times, 19 August 2001
• Whitman to Issue Order to Dredge Hudson for PCBs
  Kirk Johnson, New York Times, 1 August 2001
• Christie Whitman Blind-Sided Again by Bush
  Katharine Q. Seelye, New York Times, 24 April 2001
• Despite Appearances, Whitman Says She and Bush Agree on Environment
  Melinda Henneberger, New York Times (requires registration to view), 17 April 2001
• Black and Latino Lawmakers Urge Rejection of Whitman Nomination
  Edward Wong, New York Times, 12 January 2001
• Bush's choice to head EPA doesn't know global warming from a hole in the ozone
  Thomas J. Bray, Wall Street Journal, 26 December 2000

Robert Zoellick: Trade Representative

• Also see Bush's political agenda: trade
• U.S. Trade Representative Focuses on Mending Rich-Poor Rift
  Joseph Kahn, New York Times, 10 November 2001
• Bush Seeking to Modify Pact on Trade With Jordan
  Marc Lacey, New York Times, 11 April 2001
• A Tested Negotiator for Trade
  Joseph Kahn, New York Times, 12 January 2001

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