Norton & Other Nominees NPR's David Welna reports on the Senate's approval of Gale Norton's nomination for Secretary of the Interior. Environmental groups had complained that she was an "extremist" in the mold of James Watt, who stirred up controversy as President Reagan's Interior Secretary. But, despite protests and TV ads attacking Norton, her nomination sailed through the Senate with ease.

Norton & Other Nominees

January 30, 200112:00 AM ET

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Norton & Other Nominees

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NPR's David Welna reports on the Senate's approval of Gale Norton's nomination for Secretary of the Interior. Environmental groups had complained that she was an "extremist" in the mold of James Watt, who stirred up controversy as President Reagan's Interior Secretary. But, despite protests and TV ads attacking Norton, her nomination sailed through the Senate with ease.