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It was a tough task for President Bush to fill the top posts in his administration. Here's a list of candidates and some highlights from their resumes. Can you connect the job seeker to the job? Job Seeker Job Title - A B C D E F G H I 1. Gale Norton, protege of notorious Reagan Interior secretary James Watt and cofounder of the Council of Republicans for Environmental Advocacy, a political group underwritten in part by the chemical and mining industries A. White House Chief of Staff B. Vice President of the United States C. Secretary of the Interior D. Secretary of the Treasury E. Deputy Secretary of the Interior F. National Security Advisor G. Secretary of Agriculture H. Secretary of Commerce I. Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality - A B C D E F G H I 2. J. Steven Griles, lobbyist for the coal, natural gas, and oil industries - A B C D E F G H I 3. Dick Cheney, chair of Halliburton, a Dallas-based oil services company - A B C D E F G H I 4. James Connaughton, lobbyist for the mining and chemical manufacturing industries - A B C D E F G H I 5. Don Evans, chair and CEO of Tom Brown, a Denver-based oil and gas company - A B C D E F G H I 6. Andrew Card, auto industry lobbyist - A B C D E F G H I 7. Condoleezza Rice, Chevron board member and namesake of a Chevron oil tanker - A B C D E F G H I 8. Paul O'Neill, chair and CEO of Alcoa, the world's largest producer of aluminum - A B C D E F G H I 9. Ann Veneman, member of board of directors for Calgene, a biotech corporation that created a genetically engineered tomato containing fish genes

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