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THE MORNING CALL WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 2003 A5 takes oath for second term in Flo sida Hi mi .11 miff 1 wu xS tiv- Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle, the first Democrat to win the office in years, pledged to lead the state through fiscal and ethical problems it deals with a deficit Doyle said could top $4 billion. Minnesota Republican Tim Pawlenty said he would use a $4.56 billion budget shortfall as an opport nity to redefine state government. "Minnesota is great because we buil i great progress out of great challenges," he said at his inauguration. Arizona Gov.

Janet Napolitano urged residents to unite to solve the state's budget crisis. "We must ensu that prosperity wins over desperatit and becomes the norm for all Arizo nans," the Democrat said. Idaho Gov. Dirk Kempthorne, beginning his second term, describe i his state's greatness as the result of "tenacity and resolve." Wyoming Gov. Dave Freudenthal, the first Democratic governor in eight years, called on tl state to diversify its economy and 1 its reliance on the minerals industry for job growth.

SS Nevada Gov. Kenny Guinn, sworn in for a second term, said a ta on business profits was among the ideas being considered. on fiscal recovery, Bush's budget is not due for a couple of weeks and he has not given any detail on his fiscal plans. Florida's economy is in better shape than in most other states, and revenue is expected to grow in the next fiscal year, but by less than $1 billion, far less than the needs and demands on the state's $50 billion budget. However, Bush has said he would seek ways to diversify the state's economy so it does not rely as heavily on tourism and agriculture.

And at inaugural celebration sites, he installed book collection stations to boost his other priority reading. During his first term Bush created the nation's first statewide voucher program; abolished affirmative action in the awarding of state contracts and university admissions, and pushed huge tax breaks through the Legislature. He easily won re-election in November over Tampa lawyer Bill McBride. Elsewhere, Republican Don Carcieri was sworn in Tuesday as Rhode Island's 57th Carcieri, 60, highlighted an agenda that will call for a clearer separation He's first Republican to be re-elected in state. Carcieri takes Rhode Island office.

By Brendan Farrington Of The Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. Jeb Bush was sworn in Tuesday as the first Republican to be re-elected governor in Florida, promising to promote strong families and to continue with his conservative agenda. Bush stressed that faith and families are needed to strengthen Florida and he spoke of a dream that government buildings will someday sit empty as the state plays a lesser role in people's lives. "We can embed in society a sense of caring that makes government less necessary," he said. "There would be no greater tribute to our maturity as a society than if we can make these buildings around us empty of workers, silent monuments to the time when government played a larger role than it deserved or could adequately fill." While most other governors being inaugurated this week have focused Ilttiin IT TTl of powers in state government, increased economic development and improvements in public school education.

On Monday, seven other governors were sworn in, including California's Gray Davis, who pledged to make repairing his state's battered economy a top priority during his second term. Davis must overcome a $34.8 bil- mimmm wsm FLORIDA GOV. JEB BUSH puts his hand on the Bush family Bible as he is sworn in for a second term at the Old Capitol building in Tallahassee, Flau, on Tuesday. Holding the Bible is Bush's wife, Columba. At left is his daughter, Noelle Bush, and behind Bush is his son, George P.

Bush. Marta Lavandier Associated Press lion budget deficit while attempting to rehabilitate a personal image damaged by fiscal woes and a crippling statewide energy crisis during his first four-year term. "I will bring an intense, unshakable focus on the task of helping create more jobs and I will direct every resource at my command to re-energizing California's economy," he said. In other inaugurations: (I I I 1 1 ii I0 No discount on Dockers', Slates', ChBnsma, One VAUD MI WPW) (MP President resubmits judicial nominations By Ron Hutcheson Of Knight Ridder Newspapers WASHINGTON Reopening a partisan fight on the first day of the new Congress, President Bush on Tuesday resubmitted 31 judicial nominations that had stalled in the Democrat-controlled Senate last year. The move signaled Bush's determination to make the most of the new Republican Senate majority and revived a racially charged debate over Judge Charles Pickering of Mississippi, a candidate for the 5th U.S.

Circuit Court of Appeals. Liberal critics had charged that Pickering is suspect in his attitudes on race. Sen. Edward Kennedy, said Democrats would fight Pickering's nomination "with every tool in our arsenal." Other controversial nominees on the president's list of candidates included Priscilla Owen of Texas for the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals and Miguel Estrada of Virginia for the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. Liberals say both are extreme ideological conservatives.

The White House denies it. Bush resubmitted the nominations hours after Republicans took control of the Senate, where they hold a narrow 51-48-1 majority thanks to the November elections. Democrats pounced on the resubmitted Pickering nomination as a chance to revive the racial controversy that led to Mississippi Sen. Trent Lott's ouster as Republican leader last month. Sen.

Bill Frist of Tennessee replaced Lott as majority leader after a furor over Lott's seeming embrace of past segregation. White House officials accused Democrats of distorting Pickering's record. The Senate had unanimously confirmed his nomination to the district court, and he won endorsements from prominent African-Americans in his home state. "Such accusations ring hollow to anyone who independently reviews the facts and records," White House spokeswoman Ashley Snee said. "The nominees have earned bipartisan support and praise from those who know them best." Democrats also contend that Owen and Estrada are conservative extremists who would use their authority to promote their views.

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