Bush Back at Work Filling Out Cabinet

President-elect George W. Bush returned to Austin, Texas, to work on filling three remaining Cabinet positions and to prepare for an economic forum. The former Texas governor left his ranch near Crawford on New Year’s Day and returned to the Governor’s Mansion, where he will continue to work despite his resignation as the state’s chief executive. Bush still must name the secretaries of Energy, Labor and Transportation. The forum on Wednesday and Thursday will gather industrial executives, high-tech leaders, Bush advisors and economists. The president-elect spent most of the holiday weekend at the ranch, where a new house is under construction.