Clinton shifts cabinet picks to boost diversity in inner circle
President elect Bill Clinton appears to replace acting interior secretary candidate Bruce Babbitt with Rep. Bill Richardson of New Mexico, a Hispanic, as he pursues a second Hispanic in his cabinet. Babbitt likely to become U.S. trade representative while environmental groups press to keep him at Interior.
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Alaska cancels plan to shoot gray wolves to boost tourism
Alaska abandoned a 300 plus wolf shoot plan after a national boycott and protest campaign. Cruise lines and environmental groups prompted cancellations, threatening Alaska’s billion dollar tourism sector while wildlife officials cited wolf predation on moose and caribou as a factor in declines. Governor Hickel acknowledged public pressure. a mid January meeting with conservationists, hunters, and biologists had been planned.
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