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We have a scientific consensus around this issue. We also need a political consensus," said Christine Todd Whitman, the former New Jersey Governor and first EPA administrator under President George W. Bush, who resigned her post after disagreeing with the White House's direction on pollution rules. Whitman was joined by William Ruckelshaus, the nation's first EPA administrator under President Richard Nixon, William Reilly, who led the EPA under President George H.W. Bush, and Lee Thomas, who was administrator under Reagan.

Product Description: The Republican party is embroiled in a heated and high-stakes battle between its far-right and moderate wings-with conservatives declaring open warfare on the moderates who ask themselves "Whatever happened to the party of Lincoln?" Bearing profound implications not only for the future of the party but also for the future of American politics, this momentous battle will rage on no matter what the outcome of the presidential election. Christine Todd Whitman retired as a member of the Bush administration in June 2003, tired of the ideological battles in Washington and eager to return home to New Jersey. A...

The GOP should resign itself to the facts Sunday, August 15, 2004 The Democrats are in chaos. The governor is resigning amid a sex scandal that gets more sordid by the day. Meanwhile, they're running the state on borrowed money and also raising taxes at a rate that leads the nation. That brings me to the question that all thoughtful political observers in New Jersey are asking themselves: How will the Republicans screw this up? They'll find a way, that's for sure. On Friday, for example, the GOP leadership held a news conference to demand that James E. McGreevey step...

<p>WASHINGTON - Former New Jersey Gov. Christie Whitman is stepping down after 21/2 tumultuous years running the Environmental Protection Agency, saying family concerns - not political differences with President Bush - convinced her that it was time to go.</p> <p>Though often savaged by environmental groups for not standing up to the president on air and water reforms, Whitman told reporters that she remains close to Bush and believes that she leaves the environment better protected than when she took the helm of the EPA in January 2001.</p>

<p>TRENTON - A year after saying the state Supreme Court was full of political appointees, Gov. James E. McGreevey yesterday renominated Chief Justice Deborah Poritz for a new term.</p> <p>"There is no better example of balanced, thoughtful judgment than that of Chief Justice Deborah Poritz," McGreevey said at a State House news conference.</p>