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WASHINGON - NOVEMBER 1: U.S. President Barack Obama speaks after signing a proclamation to designate Ft. Monroe in Hampton, Virginia, a National Monument, as (L to R) U.S. Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA), Hampton, Virgina Mayor Molly Ward, U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, U.S Sen. Mark...

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NEW YORK - OCTOBER 28: Ken Salazar, U.S. Secretary of the Interior, speaks during a naturalization ceremony at Liberty Island on October 28, 2011 in New York City. One hundred and twenty five citizens were naturalized in honor of the Statue of Liberty's 125th birthday.

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MIAMI, FL - OCTOBER 20: Interior Secretary Ken Salazar cllimbs down from looking at the construction work being done on the Tamiami Trail Bridge Project in the Florida Everglades on October 20, 2011 in Miami, Florida. Salazar was visiting the project which is a one mile raised bridge...

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MIAMI, FL - OCTOBER 20: Interior Secretary Ken Salazar (L) speaks with Big Cypress National Preserve Director Pedro Ramos as they visit the Tamiami Trail Bridge Project in the Florida Everglades on October 20, 2011 in Miami, Florida. Salazar was visiting the project which is a one mile...

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MIAMI, FL - OCTOBER 20: Interior Secretary Ken Salazar (2nd R) is seen reflected in a vehicle window as he visits a construction site in the Florida Everglades on October 20, 2011 in Miami, Florida. Salazar was visiting the Tamiami Trail Bridge Project which is a one mile raised bridge...

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MIAMI, FL - OCTOBER 20: Interior Secretary Ken Salazar (C) as he visits the Tamiami Trail Bridge Project in the Florida Everglades on October 20, 2011 in Miami, Florida. Salazar was visiting the project which is a one mile raised bridge that is being built to restore fresh water flows...

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US President Barack Obama kisses soul diva Aretha Franklin as First Lady Michelle Obama (L), Vice President Joe Biden, Jill Biden and Interior Secretary Ken Salazar applaud after Franklin performed at the dedication of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial October 16, 2011 in Washington,...

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Interior Secretary Ken Salazar speaks during the dedication of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial October 16, 2011 in Washington, DC.

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US Vice President Joe Biden, his wife Jill Biden, and Interior Secretary Ken Salazar attend the dedication of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial October 16, 2011 in Washington, DC. US President Barack Obama drew inspiration Sunday from the civil rights struggles of Martin Luther King...

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First Lady Michelle Obama reaches out to embrace Aretha Franklin as President and CEO of the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial Project Foundation Harry Johnson (L), US President Barack Obama , Vice President Joe Biden (3rd R), Biden's wife Jill and Interior Secretary Ken Salazar...

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WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 16: U.S. President Barack Obama (L) makes remarks at the dedication of the Martin Luther King, Jr Memorial, as (L-R) Vice President Joe Biden, his wife Dr. Jill Biden and Interior Secretary Ken Salazar listen, on the National Mall October 16, 2011 in...

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WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 13: Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar (L) shakes hands with President Lee Myung-bak of South Korea before President Lee addressed a joint session of Congress on October 13, 2011 in Washington, DC. President Lee is on a state visit to the United States.

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WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 12: U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar (L) speaks as Director of the National Park Service Jon Jarvis (R) looks on during the White House Forum on American Latino Heritage October 12, 2011 at the Interior Department in Washington, DC. The forum was to...

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U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, right, chats with Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley after a news conference at the American Wind Energy Association's annual Offshore Wind Power Conference in Baltimore, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011. Salazar said the nation's second offshore wind power lease...

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U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, right, listens to Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley speak at a news conference after both men addressed the American Wind Energy Association's annual Offshore Wind Power Conference in Baltimore, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011.

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U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar listens to a question at a news conference after addressing the American Wind Energy Association's annual Offshore Wind Power Conference in Baltimore, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011.

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U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar speaks about his department's clean energy initiatives at the American Wind Energy Association's annual Offshore Wind Power Conference in Baltimore, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011. U.S. Salazar said the nation's second offshore wind power lease could be weeks...

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WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 3: U.S. President Barack Obama (R) speaks during a Cabinet Meeting as U.S. Secretary of Interior Kenneth Salazar listens in the Cabinet Room October 3, 2011 at the White House in Washington, DC. Obama urged Congress to pass a jobs bill during his statement.

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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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DENVER, CO - SEPTEMBER 27: U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar speaks with senior advisor to the President David Plouffe before President Obama addressed Coloradans about his $447 billion jobs plan at Abraham Lincoln High School on September 27, 2011 in Denver, Colorado. Obama accepted...

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Interior Secretary Ken Salazar is seen reflected off President Barack Obama's TelePrompTer screen during an event at Abraham Lincoln High School, Tuesday, Sept. , 27, 2011, in Denver.

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WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 23: Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright (2nd L), formerly of Czechoslovakia, is recognized with the Outstanding American by Choice for her contributions to her adopted country during a naturalization ceremony at Department of Interior September 23,...

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Interior Secretary Ken Salazar gestures during an interview with The Associated Press, Wednesday Sept. 21, 2011, in Washington.

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Interior Secretary Ken Salazar is interviewed by The Associated Press, Wednesday Sept. 21, 2011, in Washington.

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U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, center, walks toward his car after a news conference in Treasure Island, Calif. , Monday, Sept. 19, 2011. The companies responsible for the 2007 oil spill in San Francisco Bay have agreed to pay the government $44.4 million for the cleanup costs.