EVERGLADES, FL - MAY 28: United States Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) (L-R), Thomas Strickland, United States Interior Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, Ron Bergeron, Florida Governor Charlie Crist and United States Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar stand as a Fish and Wildlife official helps get the airboat dislodged after it became hungup during a tour of the Florida Everglades on an airboat on May 28, 2009 in the Everglades, Florida. Salazar visited the Everglades to get a first hand look at the park and get a briefing on invasive species. Getty Images logo Getty Images 5 months ago

EVERGLADES, FL - MAY 28: United States Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) (L-R), Thomas Strickland, United States Interior Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, Ron Bergeron, Florida Governor Charlie Crist and United States Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar stand as a Fish and Wildlife official helps get the airboat dislodged after it became hungup during a tour of the Florida Everglades on an airboat on May 28, 2009 in the Everglades, Florida. Salazar visited the Everglades to get a first hand look at the park and get a briefing on invasive species.

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  3. George LeMieux, left, former chief of staff to Gov. Charlie Crist, right, answers questions from the media after being named to replace U. S. Senator Mel Martinez, Friday, Aug. 28, 2009, in Tallahassee, Fla.
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  6. Florida Governor Charlie Crist (R) stands with Jacksonville Mayor John Peyton (2nd R) as the hearse carrying the remains of Navy pilot Michael Scott Speicher passes the Duval County Veterans Memorial Wall on the way to Jacksonville Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Jacksonville, Florida August 14, 2009. The remains of Speicher have been found and positively identified, more than 18 years after he was shot down over Iraq and became the first U.S. casualty of the first Gulf War, the U.S. Defense Department said on August 2, 2009.
  7. 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.
  8. WASHINGTON - AUGUST 18: Interior Secretary Ken Salazar reads to school children at the Education Department August 18, 2009 in Washington, DC. Salazar joined Education Secretary Arne Duncan and White House Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett in reading to school children as part of the 'Read To The Top' program.
  9. WASHINGTON - AUGUST 18: Interior Secretary Ken Salazar listens to questions during an event where he read to school children at the Education Department August 18, 2009 in Washington, DC. Salazar joined Education Secretary Arne Duncan and White House Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett in reading to school children as part of the 'Read To The Top' program.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 30: (L-R) Chairman and CEO of Home Box Office, Bill Nelson, actors Larry David, Susie Essman and Jerry Seinfeld attend HBO's screening of 'Curb Your Enthusiasm at Time Warner Screening Room on September 30, 2009 in New York City.
  14. US President Barack Obama steps off Air Force One with Senator Bill Nelson October 26, 2009 upon arrival at Miami International Airport in Miami. Obama is in Miami to attend fundraisers for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.
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  16. CORAL GABLES, FL - OCTOBER 14: Jillen Lippincott holds a sign during a rally in front of Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) office to show her support of having a strong public health insurance option in the health care reform bill on October 14, 2009 in Coral Gables, Florida. The Senate Finance Committee yesterday passed its version of a health care reform that does not include a public insurance option.

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