1.   Cohen made his comments during his first news conference since becoming defense secretary.

2.   He expected more loyalty, he told his defense secretary heatedly.

3.   John Tower, R-Texas, as defense secretary.

4.   The incoming defense secretary, with Army Gen.

5.   Along the way, they have developed a close working relationship not seen between a defense secretary and his deputy in many years.

6.   Also pending is the announcement of a defense secretary, a post for which former Indiana Sen. Dan Coats is a top contender.

7.   Among the defense secretaries of the last half century whose pictures on magazine covers decorate a drab corridor of the Pentagon, one stands out.

8.   Among them is the continuing debate among his advisers over the selection of a defense secretary.

9.   And more than any president in memory, he has used his defense secretary as a gunboat diplomat.

10.   And last year he was considered a serious candidate to replace Les Aspin as defense secretary in the Clinton Cabinet.