51.   A recent survey done by the University of Idaho and new polls done by Republican and Democratic pollsters have shown that the American people want their public lands protected.

52.   A proposal to drill for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and other public lands.

53.   A second would allow oil companies to delay paying their fair share of royalties on oil they extract from public lands.

54.   After the Senate vote, Norton said her goal would be to push for a balanced approach to overseeing public lands.

55.   Aides to the prime minister have said he may also recommend a sell-off of some public lands and the privatization of many health services.

56.   All federal agencies, meaning those which manage public lands, must report any regulatory actions that might get in the way of oil and gas exploration.

57.   Alaska wants to cream taxes from the project, and the free-range ideologues of the Republican mountain west love any precedent for busting into public land.

58.   Also, they say too much public land is already under the restrictive rule of the federal government, especially in the West.

59.   Burns has a history of wanting to take public lands from the American public.

60.   Bush has said he understands the West better than Bill Clinton, who has been aggressive in setting aside public lands from development.