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New scrutiny for Interior unit
denverpost.com - 1/30/2009
New scrutiny for Interior unit
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U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said Thursday that he has ordered a re-examination of the scandalized Interior Department division based in Lakewood, including why the U.S. Justice Department did not pursue more criminal prosecutions.
Change!... Team Obama Scraps Oil and Gas Leases In Utah (Video)
gatewaypundit.blogspot.com - 2/5/2009
Change!... Team Obama Scraps Oil and Gas Leases In Utah (Video)
— gatewaypundit.blogspot.com — Barack Obama wrote today about "The Actions America Needs" including a strategy to free America from its... dependence on foreign oil. But, actions speak louder than words. Yesterday, Barack Obama's Interior Secretary Ken Salazar cancelled oil and ... (more) Change!... Team Obama Scraps Oil and Gas Leases In Utah ...

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tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com - 1/30/2009
Salazar Could Reopen Interior Probes
— tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com — Change may be coming to one of the departments of the federal government that was most damaged... under the Bush administration. Ken Salazar, the new Interior Secretary, said at a White House briefing this afternoon that he would undertake a ... (more) Salazar Could Reopen Interior Probes

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tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com - 1/30/2009
Interior To Take Another Look At Griles-Abramoff Ties?
— tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com — We noted earlier today that the new Interior Secretary, Ken Salazar, yesterday said he wanted to re-open... investigations into ethical lapses at the department under Bush. And he specifically mentioned, among other scandals, the Steven Griles affair, ... (more) Interior To Take Another Look At Griles-Abramoff Ties?

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The WonkLine: January 30, 2009
Wonk Room — ... Saying “There’s a new sheriff in town,” Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar “has asked the Justice Department to ...

Ken Salazar: The Interior Department's New Sheriff
MoJo Blog Posts: mojo — ... report that concluded Minerals Management Service (MMS) employees “frequently consumed alcohol at industry functions, had used cocaine and marijuana, and had sexual relationships with oil and gas company representatives.” Several employees were terminated, but only there were only two subsequent convictions. (Read more about MMS corruption here and here.) Well, the new Interior Secretary Ken Salazar plans to reopen the MMS investigations. From the Denver Post: U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar ...

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