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<h1><b><font size=6 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:24.0pt'>Bush
announces Idaho's Kempthorne for Interior<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h1>
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title="Related information on President George W. Bush">President George W.
Bush</a> announced on Thursday he will nominate Idaho Gov. Dirk Kempthorne as
his choice to replace Gale Norton as Interior secretary. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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secretary job, which oversees federal lands, requires Senate confirmation. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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