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FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
SCHWARTZ ALAN G
Ìý 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CLEVELAND CLIFFS INC [CLF]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
YALE LAW SCHOOL,Ìý127 WALL STREET
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
07/03/2006
(Street)

NEW HAVEN,ÌýCTÌý06520
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 07/03/2006 Ìý A(1) Ìý 94.5895 A $ 39.645 8,584.7579 (2) D Ìý

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
ÌýDirector Ìý10% Owner ÌýOfficer ÌýOther
SCHWARTZ ALAN G
YALE LAW SCHOOL
127 WALL STREET
NEW HAVEN,ÌýCTÌý06520
Ìý X Ìý Ìý Ìý

Signatures

ÌýGeorge W. Hawk, Jr. by Power of Attorney Ìý 07/06/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Reflects number of Common Shares credited to the account of the Reporting Person in payment of the Reporting Person's Required Quarterly Retainer for the third quarter of 2006 under the ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ Inc Nonemployee Directors Compensation Plan (as Amended and Restated January 1, 2005). Full shares earned in 2006 will be issued the first business day in 2007.
(2) On May 9, 2006, ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ Inc (the "Company") declared a dividend of $.25 per share, payable to all holders of record as of May 19, 2006 with a payment date of June 1, 2006. The amount shown reflects 11.645 shares acquired pursuant to the Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan for the Company's Common Stock. The total beneficial ownership amount also reflects the Company's 2-for-1 stock split on June 30, 2006, which resulted in the Reporting Person's receiving 4,245.0842 additional shares.

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