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Coverage dated June 8, 2023 to June 9, 2023

Ex-Interior Secretary James Watt dies at 85

Headline from The Columbian

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — James Watt, the Reagan administration’s sharp-tongued, pro-development interior secretary who was admired by conservatives but ran afoul of environmentalists, Beach Boys fans and even

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  1. The Columbian

    James Watt, sharp-tongued and pro-development Interior secretary under Reagan, dies at 85 (opens The Columbian)

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    CHEYENNE, Wyo. — James Watt, the Reagan administration’s sharp-tongued, pro-development interior secretary who was beloved by conservatives but ran afoul of environmentalists, Beach Boys fans and even

  2. The Boston Globe

    James G. Watt, interior secretary under Reagan, dies at 85 (opens The Boston Globe)

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    James G. Watt, who as President Ronald Reagan’s first Interior secretary tilted environmental policies sharply toward commercial exploitation, touching off a national debate over the development or preservation of America’s public lands and resources, died May 27 in Arizona. He was 85.

  3. Fox News

    Reagan-era Interior Secretary James Watt dead at 85 (opens Fox News)

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    James Watt, a conservative hardliner and foe to environmental activists who served as the Reagan administration's first interior secretary, has died. He was 85.

  4. 12News Phoenix

    James Watt, sharp-tongued and pro-development Interior secretary under Reagan, dies in Arizona at 85 (opens 12News Phoenix)

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    He lived in his later years in Wickenburg, Arizona, with his wife, Leilani.

  5. Delaware Public Media

    James Watt, sharp-tongued interior secretary under Reagan, dies at 85 (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    The Reagan administration's sharp-tongued, pro-development interior secretary was beloved by conservatives but ran afoul of environmentalists. Watt even managed to offend Beach Boys fans.

  6. The Columbian

    Ex-Interior Secretary James Watt dies at 85 (opens The Columbian)

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    CHEYENNE, Wyo. — James Watt, the Reagan administration’s sharp-tongued, pro-development interior secretary who was admired by conservatives but ran afoul of environmentalists, Beach Boys fans and even

  7. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    James Watt, ex-interior secretary for Reagan, dies at 85 (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    CHEYENNE, Wyo. -- James Watt, the Reagan administration's sharp-tongued, pro-development interior secretary who was admired by conservatives but ran afoul of environmentalists, Beach Boys fans and eventually the president, has died. He was 85.

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