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Babbitt thrives in crossfire of industry, environmentalists

CASPER, Wyo. – After Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt testified before a U.S. Senate field hearing here on July 15, Sen. Malcolm Wallop, R-Wyo., invited him to attend a lunchtime barbecue and rally lambasting Interior’s grazing policy. Wallop added jokingly, “We’ve reserved a spit for you.” Perhaps to Wallop’s surprise, the Clinton administration’s top public-lands manager […]

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