...officials disagreed, but Gov. Sonny Perdue's 2005 request for reconsideration was rejected by then Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham, who said Georgia's program was "redundant" because of comparable monitoring already conducted in South Carolina...

...appointed to the HUD job, he was reported to be on a short list of possible successors to former Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham. The rumors persisted he would be appointed to a federal position right up to the day he confirmed he would become...

...officials disagreed, but Gov. Sonny Perdue's 2005 request for reconsideration was rejected by then-Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham, who said Georgia's program was "redundant" because of comparable monitoring already conducted in South Carolina...

...Carolina politicians, a U.S. Department of Energy official said. Mr. Bodman, confirmed in February to replace Spencer Abraham, will tour three SRS facilities and be briefed by local energy officials.

...Georgia officials disagreed. Gov. Sonny Perdue's request for reconsideration was rejected by then Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham, who said Georgia's program was "redundant" because of comparable monitoring already conducted in South Carolina...

...director of Citizens for Nuclear Technology Awareness, said it is related to the departure of former Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham and two top deputies, a changing of the guard that has created political uncertainty. "They're in a totally confused...

...waste facility in Nevada. But that plan has been scrapped because of its high price tag, forcing Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham to admit in a June 15 letter to Congress that the department doesn't have a new disposal plan. Until a new plan...

...Graham said he worked for four years to have SRS's research arm named a national laboratory, which Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham did in May. The designation makes the site a contender for some of the country's most highly sought-after research...

...Nevada's nuclear project director. He called the Yucca project "effectively dead - over." Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham said he was pleased by the court's decision, which, he said, "dismissed all challenges to the site selection...

...already had pushed up prices by $8 a barrel. Visiting Moscow before the Saudi attacks, U.S. Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham said he was puzzled why the market hadn't already responded more favorably to the three nations' pledges of increased...