1.   And in the case of the monuments, Norton, the interior secretary, has broad discretion over how they are administered.

2.   Another controversial nominee, Gale Norton, the former Colorado attorney general whom Bush has picked to be interior secretary, is also a Washington veteran.

3.   Andrus was able to answer his own question when he served as Interior secretary in the Carter administration.

4.   As I recall, the elder Ickes was interior secretary under President Franklin Roosevelt.

5.   As interior secretary, Watt was known for his belligerent conservatism on land and water issues and his sometimes outrageous off-the-cuff remarks.

6.   As Interior secretary, Watt relished controversy.

7.   As interior secretary, Norton would have broad discretion over thousands of mines on public land.

8.   As interior secretary, Norton would have vast power to shape the way the species protection is carried out.

9.   Advisers to Bush said that he had been the leading contender for several posts, including attorney general and interior secretary.

10.   After two years of indifference, he has been persuaded by his vice president, his Interior secretary and his own polltakers that environmental issues contain political mileage.