Clinton picks Pena to lead Energy

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Pres Clinton named retiring Transportation Sec Pena to replace Hazel O'Leary as Energy Secretary, in what is said to be a purely political appointment. Pena was considered competent, if low-profile, at DOT, but has no expertise in energy science. Clinton also named William Daley as Commerce Secretary.

Officials and employees, Appointments, resignations and dismissals, United States. Department of Energy, Cabinet officers, Cabinet officials, United States. Department of Transportation

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Pena to review LHC agreement

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The Energy Dept will review the US agreement to provide over $500 million to Europe's Large Hadron Collider, at the urging of House Science Committee chmn James Sensenbrenner. He believes the US is getting a poor deal from the Europeans, who failed to support the Superconducting Super Collider.

United States, Europe, Science and technology policy, International relations, United States foreign relations, European Organization for Nuclear Research

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Global team keeps low profile as it works on Next Collider

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Richard Burton and his team are taking a low-key approach in developing the science for the Next Linear Collider (NLC). Funding rather than technology will be the greatest challenge in building the $2 billion-$3 billion NLC.

Planning, Linear accelerators

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