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'We Ran Into a President With Some Serious Game': Rep.

Obama in great shape at White House hoops

Oct 8, 09 9:27 PM CDT
(AP) - President Barack Obama and a few members of his cabinet played basketball tonight at the White House with a handful of House members, two of them Republicans. "We ran into a president with some serious game," said Rep. Jay Inslee, D-Wash. Obama had "a sweet crossover move"... More »

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basketball • White House • Jeff Flake • Ken Salazar • Baron Hill • Brad Ellsworth • President Obama • Timothy Geithner • Shaun Donovan • Arne Duncan • Heath Shuler • John Shimkus • Jay Inslee • Mike Arcuri

 Feds to Sterilize Wild Mustangs 

Thousands of wild horses to be shifted east to reduce strain on federal land

Oct 8, 09 6:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Tens of thousands of wild horses are to be sterilized and shifted from range land in the West to preserves in the Midwest and East under plans announced yesterday. The move will help manage the unsustainable numbers of horses and burros roaming free in Western states without having to resort... More »

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Department of the Interior • horse • Ken Salazar • Bureau of Land Management • mustang • wild horse

Lawmakers Get Court Date
With Obama

Rep. who walked out on health speech among hoops invitees

Oct 7, 09 10:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - Four cabinet secretaries and one GOP representative who walked out of President Obama’s joint address to Congress last month are among some 16 invitees for tomorrow’s White House fall basketball game. Rep. John Shimkus is the lone Republican on the list; that Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner has enough... More »

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basketball • White House • Ken Salazar • Obama administration • President Obama • Timothy Geithner • Cabinet secretary • Arne Duncan • John Shimkus • cowboy hat

(AP) - The National Park Service is looking to stimulate summer vacations, with Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announcing today that entrance fees at 147 national parks and monuments—including the Grand Canyon and Yosemite—will be waived on three weekends this summer: June 20-21, July 18-19, and Aug. 15-16. “During these... More »

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recession • nature • Ken Salazar • recreation • national park • Obama administration • Yosemite National Park • Grand Canyon National Park • free admission

GOP Blocks Obama Interior Dep't Pick

Rejection of top deputy marks first Republican KO of nominee

May 13, 09 11:31 AM CDT
(AP) - Republicans have blocked President Obama's pick for the No. 2 job at the Interior Department because of a flap over oil leases in Utah. In a 57-39 Senate vote, Democrats fell short of the 60 votes they would have needed to advance the nominee past GOP obstacles. It's the first... More »

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Congress • Senate • Senate Republicans • Department of the Interior • Ken Salazar • Interior Dept. • Bob Bennett • secretary of the Interior • Obama administration • President Obama • David Hayes

(Newser) - The crown of the Statue of Liberty will be open for business again July 4, the first time since 9/11. NPR collected a few facts about Lady Liberty you might not know:
  • The 7 spikes: Liberty's crown does not symbolize the 7 continents or seas, as even the
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New York City • September 11 • monument • Lady Liberty • Ken Salazar • Statue of Liberty

US Won't Use Polar Bear to Battle Emissions

Law barring connection between carbon and habitat stands

May 8, 09 1:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Obama administration will not use the plight of polar bears and their melting habitat to regulate greenhouse gases, the Anchorage Daily News reports. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced today that a Bush-era law barring government scientists from considering emissions as they attempt to save the endangered species will stand.... More »

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endangered species • Alaska • greenhouse gases • Department of the Interior • polar bear • Ken Salazar • carbon emissions • Obama administration

(Newser) - Visitors will soon be able to roam the Statue of Liberty’s crown for the first time since 9/11, the New York Post reports. The landmark’s loftiest perch will reopen—when else?—July 4. Ken Salazar announced the move on the Today Show this morning from inside the... More »

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September 11 • Ken Salazar • 9/11 attacks • Statue of Liberty

Wind Could Provide All US Power: Feds

Interior Dept. study sees offshore turbines generating energy

Apr 3, 09 10:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - Offshore winds are a largely untapped resource that could potentially supply the US with even more electricity than it currently needs, according to a new Interior  Department report. The report says the area off the Atlantic coast could meet more than one-fourth of the national power demand, but the fact... More »

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energy • Department of the Interior • renewable energy • Ken Salazar • natural gas • wind power • turbines • offshore oil • offshore development • domestic oil production • offshore drilling

(Newser) - The Statue of Liberty's crown may be open again for visitors by July 4th, Reuters reports. The crown has been closed since the 9/11 attacks, but Interior Secretary Ken Salazar says he hopes to have it open, at least to a small groups, by the nation's birthday. Given the lack... More »

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New York City • Ken Salazar • Statue of Liberty

(Newser) - Republicans have found a glimmer of hope for the 2010 elections and it’s all thanks to one man: Barack Obama. In assembling his high-powered Cabinet, the president has plucked rising Democratic stars out of several now-competitive races, the LA Times reports. Ken Salazar’s appointment throws his Colorado... More »

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Barack Obama • Ken Salazar • Tom Vilsack • Kathleen Sebelius • Janet Napolitano • Obama administration • Obama Cabinet • Election 2010

Obama Rethinks Bush's Species Protection Rule

Businesses may need to check with feds
again before building

Mar 3, 09 1:31 PM CST
(Newser) - President Obama and Interior Secretary Ken Salazar are expected to announce today a review of a controversial, last-minute Bush administration rule on the environment, the Wall Street Journal reports. In December Bush’s Interior Department exempted developers and businesses from usual checks with the Fish and Wildlife Service to see... More »

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Bush administration • endangered species • Barack Obama • Ken Salazar • George W. Bush • Fish and Wildlife Service • Obama administration • President Obama • midnight regulation

(Newser) - Interior chief Ken Salazar isn't quite ready to drill, baby, drill. Salazar said today that a last-minute Bush initiative opening up millions of offshore acres to oil drilling would be shelved pending a 6-month review, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. The policy affects much of the East and West... More »

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Bush administration • Barack Obama • environment • Ken Salazar • moratorium • oil drilling • Obama administration • offshore drilling

US Cancels Gas, Oil Leases Near Utah Parks

Administration moves to drilling in environmentally sensitive areas

Feb 4, 09 4:50 PM CST
(Newser) - The Obama administration is scrapping the sales of oil and gas leases on areas of federally protected land spanning 130,000 acres in Utah, Bloomberg reports. “Those are American iconic treasures we need to make sure are being protected,” Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said today, adding that the... More »

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Barack Obama • Department of the Interior • Utah • Ken Salazar • secretary of the Interior • oil and gas leases • Obama administration • President Obama

(Newser) - The Senate met after the inauguration today and promptly confirmed seven of President Obama’s nominees by unanimous vote, with the notable exception of Hillary Clinton, the Chicago Tribune reports. A vote on Clinton has been scheduled for tomorrow after Harry Reid and Sen. John Cronyn, who has concerns... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Congress • Senate confirmation hearings • Ken Salazar • Tom Vilsack • Janet Napolitano • Obama administration • President Obama • Cabinet secretary • Arne Duncan • Steven Chu • Eric Shinseki

New Colo. Sen. Bennet Kicks Off 2010 Campaign

Newcomer to campaigning could struggle in midterm election year

Jan 5, 09 12:04 PM CST
(Newser) - Talk about hitting the ground running: Less than 24 hours after he was named to replace Colorado Sen. Ken Salazar, schools superintendent Michael Bennet was already staffing up for the 2010 campaign, reports the Rocky Mountain News. Says a former Barack Obama operative, “I had just unpacked my bags... More »

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Senate • Colorado • Ken Salazar • Election 2010 • Michael Bennet

 Denver Mayor Guns for 
 Salazar's Senate Seat 

Hickenlooper interested, joining mix that includes outgoing senator's brother

Dec 23, 08 2:39 PM CST
(Newser) - The jockeying has begun for the Colorado Senate seat to be vacated by Ken Salazar, with Denver mayor John Hickenlooper telling the Denver Post he is interested in, if not “actively seeking,” the spot. Salazar has been designated as Barack Obama’s interior secretary; other names floated for... More »

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Denver • Colorado • Ken Salazar • US Senate • Bill Ritter • President Obama • replacement • John Salazar • John Hickenlooper

ANALYSIS

Obama Transition Breaks Speed Records

But liberal activists, others feel left in dust

Dec 22, 08 9:24 AM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama has moved so fast to set up his administration that he’s on a pace to blow past all previous presidents, reports the Wall Street Journal. By the eleventh week of their transitions, George HW Bush and Richard Nixon had made 26 and 25 appointments, respectively. As of... More »

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Barack Obama • Ken Salazar • transition • Obama Cabinet • Raul Grijalva • Hilda Solis

Obama Adds Centrists Salazar, Vilsack to Cabinet 

Salazar brings centrist cred to the team

Dec 17, 08 1:07 PM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama added Ken Salazar and Tom Vilsack to his growing list of Cabinet appointments today, tapping the noted centrists as secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture respectively. “It is time for a new kind of leadership in Washington that's committed to using our lands in a responsible way,... More »

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Barack Obama • Department of the Interior • Ken Salazar • Tom Vilsack • Department of Agriculture • President Obama • Obama Cabinet

ANALYSIS

Dynasty Politics Turning Senate Into House of Lords

The Senate is America's House of Lords Dynasties continue to dominate supposedly democratic politics, especially the Senate

Dec 17, 08 11:33 AM CST
(Newser) - The winning presidential ticket this year was the first since 1976 without a son or grandson of a senator on it. But don’t let that fool you: Royalism is on the rise in American politics, writes Charles Mahtesian for Politico. In the Senate, there are two new Udalls, a... More »

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Senate • Beau Biden • Ken Salazar • nepotism • Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg • political dynasty • Tom Udall • Mark Udall

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