Some news here in the Pacific NW is that Slade Gorton might end up either as Sec. of the Interior or Sec. of Energy.  Gorton was narrowly defeated by Maria Cantwell in the Washington Senate race.  He would be quite problematic in either the Interior or Energy post.  There is a long-standing animosity between Gorton and NW tribal communities.

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In a message dated 12/14/00 12:13:03 PM Pacific Standard Time,
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<< With W  and
 Cheney in the Whitehouse it is sure to be at least three years of rape,
 pillage, and burn the US for commodity, and other interests. Therefore,
 work for Historians and Archaeologists may be good. Always a trade off! >>

Unless W signs an Executive Order exempting the pillagers from NEPA and NHPA.
After all, he promised to rescind several national monuments created by
Clinton.

This morning's paper reported W plans to appoint a Wyoming official to be the
next Secretary of the Interior. Anyone out there have a feel for who that
would be and how this will affect historic archaeology contracts in the
future?