U.S. Interior Secretary-designate Gale Norton
WAP2001011851 - 18 JANUARY 2001 - WASHINGTON, DC, USA: Interior Secretary-designate Gale Norton testifies on Capitol Hill January18, 2001 before the Senate Energy Committee hearing on her nomination. .cc/cc/Chris Corder UPI
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