IN BRIEF
Six of Bush's 15 cabinet
members step down
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President
Bush has chosen national security ad
viser Condoleezza Rice to replace Col
in Powell as secretary of state, a senior
administration official said Monday.
Powell, a retired four-star general
who often clashed with more hawk
ish members of the administration on
Iraq and other foreign policy issues,
resigned in a Cabinet exodus that
promises a starkly different look to
President Bush’s second-term team.
The White House on Monday an
nounced Powell’s exit along with the
resignations of Education Secretary
Rod Paige, Agriculture Secretary Ann
Veneman and Energy Secretary
Spencer Abraham. Stephen Hadley,
deputy national security adviser, will
replace Rice, the official said on con
dition of anonymity.
Combined with the resignations ear
lier this month of Commerce Secretary
Don Evans and Attorney General John
Ashcroft, six of Bush’s 15 Cabinet
members will not be part of the presi
dent’s second term, which begins with
his inauguration Jan. 20. An adminis
tration that experienced few changes
over the last four years suddenly hit a
high-water mark for overhaul.
Known for his moderate views and
unblemished reputation, it was Pow
ell who went before the United Na
tions in February 2003 to sell Bush’s
argument for invading Iraq to skep
tics abroad and at home. But Powell’s
case was built on faulty intelligence
that Saddam Hussein possessed
weapons of mass destruction.
Still, the former Joint Chiefs of
Staff chairman remained the most
popular member of the administra
tion, more so than even Bush.
In a resignation letter dated Nov. 12,
Powell told Bush that, with the elec
tion over, it was time to “step down ...
and return to private life.” The Army
man for 35 years said he would stay on
“for a number of weeks, or a month or
two” until his replacement was con
firmed by the Senate.
— The Associated Press
Bush’s second-term Cabinet shake-up
The shuffling of President Bush’s top advisers continued on
Monday with Colin Powell’s resignation from the Cabinet, along
with confirmation that three other members would be leaving.
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OF ENERGY OF EDUCATION OF STATE AGRICULTURE
Spencer Abraham Rod Paige Colin Powell Ann Veneman
AGE 52 71 67
POSSIBLE SUCCESSOR
Sen. John
Breaux, D-La
Margaret Spell
ings, Bush’s
domestic policy
adviser
National se
curity adviser
Condoleezza
Rice
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Chuck Conner,
White House
farm adviser
Last week’s shuffling
The White House
announced the
resignation of
Attorney General
John Ashcroft (left)
on Tuesday. President Bush then nom
inated Alberto Gonzales to replace him.
Don Evans
successor has not yet
been chosen.
Past second-term Cabinet alterations
Of more recent two-term presidents, Richard Nixon’s second-term
Cabinet had the most new faces at nine compared with President
Bush’s count of six, so far.
New Cabinet members for second-term presidents
Harry S. Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Lyndon Baines Johnson
Richard M. Nixon
Ronald W. Reagan
William J. Clinton
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Race to host the Olympics
in 2012 enters final lap
Paris, London, Madrid, New York and
Moscow turn in bids to host the games
BY KRYSTYNA RUDZKI
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LONDON — The five cities looking to host the 2012
Summer Games submitted bids to the International
Olympic Committee on Monday, entering the final stage
of a long process in hopes of landing one of the biggest
prizes in sports.
Paris, the front-runner to win next year's vote, turned
in documents, as did London, Madrid, New York and
Moscow. Each book totals more than 550 pages, allow
ing the IOC to evaluate venues, security, transportation,
hotels and financing.
“This is what I would describe as the business of the
race. You’re not quite into the last lap, but you're just be
ginning to group at the bell,” said London 2012 Chairman
Sebastian Coe.
The IOC evaluation commission travels to the candidate
cities early next year, and will give its recommendations
to the 100-plus IOC members a month before they vote by
secret ballot in Singapore on July 6.
British bookmaker Ladbrokes on Monday installed
Paris as the 1-2 favorite to host its third Olympics after
holding the games in 1900 and 1924. London, the 1908
and 1948 host, was at 3-1, with Madrid at 4-1, New York
at 14-1 and Moscow, the 1980 host, at 33-1.
“We are not overconfident but we feel, due to all the
work and checking that has been done and the support
from the French government, politicians, IOC members,
athletes and community leaders, we think we have put
together the best of France,” Paris 2012 spokesman
Jerome Lenfant said.
London plans to regenerate a rundown area of east
London, building an Olympic Park. London's bid also
includes landmarks such as Wimbledon, the new Wem
bley Stadium and Hyde Park.
New York's bid is backed by U.S. Olympic Commit
tee Chairman Peter Ueberroth, who ran the 1984 Los
Angeles Olympics.
“This city offers an outstanding combination of
marketing, financial and media power that can help
the games achieve a new level of global prominence,”
Ueberroth said Monday.
Search for 2012 Olympic host narrows
Five cities submitted bids to host the 2012 Summer Games to the
International Olympic Committee on Monday.
New York
No previous
Olympics
New York's
bid may be
shadowed by
anti-American
sentiment and
doubts over a
new $1.4
billion stadium
proposal
Host in
1908, 1948
Venues like
Wimbledon
triathlon in
Hyde Park
make the
attractive
locale
Paris
Host in
1900, 1924
Failed bids
for the 1992
and 2008
Games along
with hosting
experience
make France
the current
front-runner
No previous
Olympics
A strong
candidate for
its first
Games with
much of the
needed
venues and
facilities
already built
Moscow
Host in
1980
Though well
prepared
with venues
lying 5-10
kilometers
from each
other, it's the
least likely
Choice
• Moscow
8 million
London
7.2 mlUioh i
Pari*
•New York 2.15 million
8 million people • Madrid
Atlantic Ocean 3.5 million
*
New York is anchoring its bid on a plan for a stadium
on Manhattan's West Side that would be home to the
New York Jets. Ueberroth touted the organization of the
New York bid and the city's place on the world stage.
“New York is renowned as one of the most interna
tional cities in the world with strong ties to every na
tion,” he said.
Geography could hurt the New York bid because vot
ers might be reluctant to award the games to North
America again following Atlanta (1996, summer), Salt
Lake City (2002, winter) and Vancouver, British Colum
bia (2010, winter). Also, the Salt Lake City Olympics
were overshadowed by a bribery scandal. IOC members
have since been barred from visiting bid cities.
Madrid plans to host all 25 Olympic disciplines in
three areas in close proximity. The Spanish capital also
sought help from organizers of the 1992 Barcelona
Games.
Moscow's bid features venues along the Moscow Riv
er, historically the main artery of the 12th century city.
“We have a very compact concept of running the
Olympic Games — all the contests will take place in the
same city, in Moscow,” Moscow bid spokeswoman
Zoya Volovets said.
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