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Obama's budget could impact California _ if it survives California has a big stake in the debate begun Monday with release of the Obama administration's proposed fiscal year 2013 budget, even if the sprawling document has only a short lifespan. Seeking...
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It's just a small example of how the Interior Department wants to get both larger and leaner in the coming year, relying more on fees and less on tax dollars. Seeking a budget of $11.5 billion, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar has big plans. He wants to...
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U.S. Secretary of Interior Ken Salazar gestures as he speaks during an announcement of a $4 million grant in Richmond, Va. , Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012. Salazar announced the grant to acquire and preserve 385 acres at the Richmond National Battlefield Park. View Photo »
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It does us no good to put in these billions of dollars in investments in the Everglades only to have these giant constrictor snakes come in and undo the good that we are doing ... The action we're taking today is a milestone in the protection of the Everglades.
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Secretary Ken Salazar on Wednesday denied meddling with an environmental review that initially found a proposed rule would cost thousands of coal jobs before contractors were allegedly pressured to change the numbers. Rep. Bill Johnson, R-Ohio, pressed...
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Video: Ohio Rep. probes Obama Interior Dept. scheme to lie about coal industry job losses
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Rep. Bill Johnson (R-Ohio) questioned the Secretary of the Interior, Ken Salazar, to find out what he knew about his department telling contractors to lie about job loss estimates from his proposed rewrite of the Stream Buffer Zone Rule. This proposed...
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The U.S. Interior Department plans to issue additional rules on the safety of offshore drilling, Secretary Ken Salazar said. The rules, to be proposed this year, will require blowout preventers deemed more reliable than units now used by the industry,...
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WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 31: U.S. President Barack Obama (2R) speaks during a cabinet meeting as Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius (L), Interior Secretary Ken Salazar (2L) and Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta listen in the Cabinet... View Photo »
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Marine Mammal Commission would be pleased to advise the Secretary of the Interior (Ken Salazar) regarding the science needed to understand harbor seal use of the estuary following his decision.
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Over the coming weeks, the Dept of Interior will propose standards to regulate natural gas fracking on public lands, and Secretary Ken Salazar has already provided insight into what those rules will cover. He says natural gas drillers will not only have...
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D.C. Feb. 14, 2012 - American Rivers applauded President Obama and Interior Secretary Ken Salazar today for launching a new Rivers Initiative, led by the Department of the Interior, to protect and restore rivers across the country. The President's 2013...
About Ken Salazar
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Kenneth Lee Salazar (born March 2, 1955) is the current United States Secretary of Interior, an American politician and rancher from the U.S. state of Colorado. Salazar, a Democrat, served as state Attorney General before winning a U.S. Senate seat in the 2004 election. He was the junior Senator from Colorado since January 2005 and became the... Full Article
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WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 31: U.S. President Barack Obama (2R) speaks during a cabinet meeting as Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius (L), Interior Secretary Ken Salazar (2L) and Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta listen in the Cabinet Room at the White House January...
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(L-R) Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, Attorney General Eric Holder, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton applaud as Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts looks on as U.S. President Barack Obama delivers his State of...
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Interior Secretary Ken Salazar embraces President Barack Obama, following his remarks on tourism and travel, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012, along Main Street USA at the Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
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Secretary of Interior Ken Salazar gestures as he talks to reporters in the Everglades, Fla. , Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012. Salazar announced the ban on importation and interstate transportation of four giant snakes that threaten the Everglades.
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Secretary of Interior Ken Salazar, helps National Park Rangers as they prepare to put a 13-foot python in a bag in the Everglades, Fla. , Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012. Salazar announced the ban on importation and interstate transportation of four giant snakes that threaten the Everglades.
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In this Jan. 17, 2012 file photo, Secretary of Interior Ken Salazar, center, and Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla. , left, look at at 13-foot python held by National Park Service Supervisor Ranger Al Mercado in the Everglades, Fla. The National Academy of Science report released Monday, Jan. 30,...
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Secretary of Interior Ken Salazar, right, Ron Bergeron, second from left, of the Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service Supervisor Ranger Al Mercado, second from left, and Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla. , left,hold a 13-foot python in the Everglades, Fla. , Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012. ...
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Secretary of Interior Ken Salazar, center, and Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla. , left, look at at 13-foot python held by National Park Service Supervisor Ranger Al Mercado in the Everglades, Fla. , Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012. Salazar announced the ban on importation and interstate transportation...
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Secretary of Interior Ken Salazar, left, and Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla. , arrive at the Everglades, Fla. , Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012. Salazar announced the ban on importation and interstate transportation of four giant snakes that threaten the Everglades.
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California Governor Jerry Brown (R) and U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar (C) join Recurrent Energy CEO Arno Harris for a tour of the solar photovoltaic (PV) facilities serving the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) in Elk Grove, California, January 13, 2012. A number...
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Gov. Jerry Brown, left, checks his watch for the day's date before he and Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, left, sign an agreement to expand a state and federal partnership to allow more than a dozen utility-scale solar energy projects and more than 130 renewable power projects in the...
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Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, left, and Gov. Jerry Brown talk as they walk past a solar panel array at the Recurrent Energy solar project in Elk Grove, Calif. , Friday, Jan. 13, 2012. The pair signed an agreement to expand a state and federal partnership to allow more than a dozen...
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Recurrent Energy Chief Executive Officer Arno Harris, left, talks with Gov. Jerry Brown, center, and Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, right, while touring the Recurrent Energy solar project in Elk Grove, Calif. , Friday, Jan. 13, 2012. Brown and Salazar signed an agreement to expand a...
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U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar (C) presents the flag from the casket of slain U.S. National Park ranger Margaret Anderson to her husband Eric Anderson during her memorial at the Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington January 10, 2012. Anderson was shot and killed by a...
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U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar (R) embraces National Park Service Director Jon Jarvis before a memorial service for slain Mount Rainier National Park Ranger Margaret Anderson in Tacoma, Washington January 10, 2012. Anderson was shot and killed by a gunman while on duty at a...
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Interior Secretary Ken Salazar speak at a memorial service for Mount Rainier National Park Ranger Margaret Anderson Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012, in Tacoma, Wash. Anderson, a 34-year-old mother of two young girls, was shot and killed Jan. 1, 2012, after setting up a roadblock to stop a...
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Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar presents the flag that had been on the casket of U.S. National Park ranger Margaret Anderson to her husband, Eric Anderson, near the end of her memorial at Olsen Auditorium on the Pacific Lutheran University campus in Parkland, Wash. , Tuesday,...
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Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, right, embraces National Park Service Director Jon Jarvis before a memorial service for Mount Rainier National Park Ranger Margaret Anderson Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012, in Tacoma, Wash. Anderson, a 34-year-old mother of two young girls, was shot and killed...
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Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, center, standing in front of a map of the Grand Canyon, is applauded after announcing a twenty year ban on new mining claims near the Grand Canyon, Monday, Jan. 9, 2012, in Washington.
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Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, standing in front of a projected map of the Grand Canyon, announces a twenty year ban on new mining claims near the Grand Canyon, Monday, Jan. 9, 2012, in Washington.
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US President Barack Obama embraces Interior Secretary Ken Salazar after his introduction by Salazar at the annual lighting of the National Christmas tree on December 1, 2011 at the Ellipse in Washington.
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Attorney General Eric Holder, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and Interior Secretary Ken Salazar (L-R) talk before U.S. President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, January 24, 2012.
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WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 16: U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar testifies during a hearing before the House Natural Resources Committee November 16, 2011 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The hearing was focused on 'The Future of U.S. Oil and Natural Gas Development on Federal Lands...
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WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 08: Interior Secretary Ken Salazar speaks at a press conference unveiling two original preparatory collages for 'Over The River' donated to the National Galley of Art's permanent collection by French environment artist Christo at the National Gallery of Art on November...
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U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar stands on a viewing deck at the Great Falls, Monday, Nov. 7, 2011, in Paterson, N.J. The landmark became the nation's newest national historic park on Monday. The 77-foot waterfall, located in downtown Paterson, is the second largest on the East Coast...
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WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 31: U.S. President Barack Obama (2R) speaks during a cabinet meeting as Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius (L), Interior Secretary Ken Salazar (2L) and Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta listen in the Cabinet Room at the White House January...
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