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FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
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 *
GALLAGHER DONALD J
Ìý 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CLEVELAND CLIFFS INC [CLF]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Pres. N. Am. Iron, CFO, Treas.
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
1100 SUPERIOR AVENUE
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/24/2006
(Street)

CLEVELAND,ÌýOHÌý44114
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 11/24/2006 Ìý G Ìý 250 D $ 0 (1) 28,130.024 (2) D Ìý
Common Stock 11/27/2006 Ìý S Ìý 2,746 D $ 46.64 25,384.024 D Ìý
Common Stock Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý 47,772 (3) I By VNQDC (4)

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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
GALLAGHER DONALD J
1100 SUPERIOR AVENUE
CLEVELAND,ÌýOHÌý44114
Ìý Ìý Ìý Pres. N. Am. Iron, CFO, Treas. Ìý

Signatures

ÌýDonald J. Gallagher Ìý 11/28/2006
**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) Disposition of shares as gift requires no dollar amount.
(2) The balance reflects a Company 2-for-1 stock split on June 30, 2006, which resulted in the reporting person receiving 14,190.012 additional shares.
(3) Balance shown reflects 76 shares acquired June 1, 2006 pursuant to the dividend reinvestment feature of the Voluntary Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan ("VNQDC") to shareholders of record as of May 19, 2006. On June 30, 2006, the Company had a 2-for-1 stock split resulting in the reporting person receiving an additional 23,811 common shares in the VNQDC. On September 1, 2006, the reporting person acquired an additional 150 shares pursuant to the dividend reinvestment feature of the VNQDC to shareholders of record as of August 15, 2006.
(4) Held for the benefit of the Reporting Person by the Company's VNQDC.

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