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Interior Sec. says panel will review delta science

Nov. 9, 2009
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar says independent scientists will explore alternative ways to protect a native fish species in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta that could allow more water to California's farm belt. Salazar on Monday announced the review by the...
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Obama taps Ken Salazar for Interior post

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Salazar said to be next interior secretary

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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch