U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar speaks during the 75th Anniversary Rededication Event at the Rockefeller Memorial at Newfound Gap in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2009 at the Tennessee-North Carolina border. Pictured to his right is U.S. Senator Richard Burr, R-NC. AP Photo logo AP Photo 2 months ago

U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar speaks during the 75th Anniversary Rededication Event at the Rockefeller Memorial at Newfound Gap in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2009 at the Tennessee-North Carolina border. Pictured to his right is U.S. Senator Richard Burr, R-NC.

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  1. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 21: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), along with Sens. George LeMieux (R-FL) (L) Richard Burr (R-NC) (2nd R), and Mike Johanns (R-NE), speaks at a news conference regarding the Senate's health care reform bill on Capitol Hill on November 21, 2009 in Washington, DC. The Senate is expected to cast a procedural vote on the measure later today.

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  1. U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar sits for an interview as part of the Reuters Global Climate and Alternative Energy Summit in Washington September 8, 2009. Despite Washington's nearly single-minded focus on healthcare reform, the Obama administration still expects the U.S. Senate to pass climate change legislation, Salazar said on Tuesday.
  2. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, rear, embraces Sarah Wainio, sister of Flight 93 passenger Honor Elizabeth Wainio, right, with Campbell Peterson, left, and Peyton Peterson, grandsons of Flight 93 passengers Donald Peterson and Jean Hoadley Peterson, after taking part in the ground breaking for the Flight 93 National Memorial Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009 in Shanksville, Pa.. Plans are to dedicate the memorial on Sept. 11, 2011.
  3. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, right rear, and Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell, left rear, lead the ground breaking for the Flight 93 National Memorial Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009 in Shanksville, Pa. From foreground left, are Campbell Peterson, and Peyton Peterson, grandsons of Flight 93 passengers Donald Peterson and Jean Hoadley Peterson, and Sarah Wainio, sister of Flight 93 passenger Honor Elizabeth Wainio. Plans are for the memorial to be dedicated on Sept. 11, 2011.
  4. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, left, makes remarks before leading the ground breaking for the Flight 93 National Memorial Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009 in Shanksville, Pa.. The dedication for the memorial is targeted for Sept. 11, 2011.
  5. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, left, makes remarks during the groundbreaking ceremony for the Flight 93 National Memorial Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009 in Shanksville, Pa. The flag in the field , right rear, marks the crash site of United Flight 93 on Sept. 11, 2001. Plans are to dedicate the new memorial on Sept. 11, 2011.
  6. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, right, and Joanne Hanley, superintendent of the Flight 93 National Memorial, pause for the invocation during the groundbreaking ceremony for the Flight 93 National Memorial Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009 in Shanksville, Pa. The flag in the background marks the crash site of United Flight 93 on Sept. 11, 2001.
  7. Deborah Borza, mother of Flight 93 passenger Deora Bodley, right, hugs Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar after the ground breaking for the Flight 93 National Memorial Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009 in Shanksville, Pa.
  8. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 02: U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar talks to the news media outside the White House November 2, 2009 in Washington, DC. Salazar hosted a Clean Energy Economy Forum peole from 39 States across the country to discuss 'renewable energy and job creation on public lands, climate impact and adaptation, and efforts to support and maintain the treasured landscapes of America in the emerging clean energy economy.'
  9. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 21: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), along with Sens. George LeMieux (R-FL) (L) and Richard Burr (R-NC) (R), speaks at a news conference regarding the Senate's health care reform bill on Capitol Hill on November 21, 2009 in Washington, DC. The Senate is expected to cast a procedural vote on the measure later today after Senate Democrats said they secured enough votes needed to propel major health care legislation to the floor for debate.
  10. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 21: Sen. Mike Johanns (R-NE), along with Sens. George LeMieux (R-FL) (L) Richard Burr (R-NC) (2nd L), and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) (R), speaks at a news conference regarding the Senate's health care reform bill on Capitol Hill on November 21, 2009 in Washington, DC.The Senate is expected to cast a procedural vote on the measure later today after Senate Democrats said they secured enough votes needed to propel major health care legislation to the floor for debate.
  11. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 21: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), along with Sens. George LeMieux (R-FL) (L) Richard Burr (R-NC) (2nd L), and Mike Johanns (R-NE), holds a news conference regarding the Senate's health care reform bill on Capitol Hill on November 21, 2009 in Washington, DC. The Senate is expected to cast a procedural vote on the measure later today after Senate Democrats said they secured enough votes needed to propel major health care legislation to the floor for debate.
  12. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 21: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), along with Sens. George LeMieux (R-FL) (L) Richard Burr (R-NC) (2nd R), and Mike Johanns (R-NE), speaks at a news conference regarding the Senate's health care reform bill on Capitol Hill on November 21, 2009 in Washington, DC. The Senate is expected to cast a procedural vote on the measure later today.
  13. U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar speaks during the 75th Anniversary Rededication Event at the Rockefeller Memorial at Newfound Gap in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2009 at the Tennessee-North Carolina border. Pictured to his right is U.S. Senator Richard Burr, R-NC.

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