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Interior Sec. Salazar Is Latest Member Of Cabinet To Announce Departure

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar. Streeter Lecka/Getty Images hide caption

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Interior Sec. Salazar Is Latest Member Of Cabinet To Announce Departure

January 16, 2013 • He joins others who are leaving the Obama administration as the president begins his second term, including Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner.

Inscription On Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial To Be Removed

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in Washington, D.C. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar endorsed a plan Tuesday to remove the disputed "drum major" inscription from the memorial and replace it with a fuller version of the quote. Jacquelyn Martin/AP hide caption

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Inscription On Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial To Be Removed

December 11, 2012 • The quote will be removed instead of replaced to avoid harming the monument's structural integrity. Critics, including poet Maya Angelou, had criticized the current iteration of the "Drum Major" quote, saying it made King sound arrogant.

California's Jerry Brown: Water Tunnel Shows 'I Want To Get [Stuff] Done'

Gov. Jerry Brown waits for the start of a news conference to announce plans to build a giant twin tunnel system to move water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta to farmland and cities. Rich Pedroncelli/AP hide caption

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California's Jerry Brown: Water Tunnel Shows 'I Want To Get [Stuff] Done'

July 25, 2012 • Brown expressed his frustration with what's become an intractable problem by dropping a four-letter expletive.

California's Jerry Brown: Water Tunnel Shows 'I Want To Get [Stuff] Done'

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20-Year Ban Put On Mining Claims Near Grand Canyon

A view into the Grand Canyon from the South Rim in Arizona. Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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20-Year Ban Put On Mining Claims Near Grand Canyon

January 9, 2012 • Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said the Grand Canyon must be protected, even if uranium deposits nearby could be important to the nation's energy strategy. Critics say the decision will eliminate jobs and that mining can be done responsibly.

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Obama Team Issues New Deepwater Drilling Pause

July 12, 2010 • Interior Secretary Ken Salazas told his agency to craft a new pause on deepwater oil drilling.

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