Ken Salazar

Democrat  •  Colorado  •  1st Term  •  Sworn In 2005
Current Term 2005 - 2009

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01/25/09
Bennet invites voters to open house

Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet was sworn in last week as a replacement for fellow Democrat Ken Salazar, who became Secretary of the Interior. ...

Source: Examiner.com
01/25/09
THE WEEK IN REVIEW

Ken Salazar resigned from the Senate last week and became the new head of the Interior Department. Salazar was among six President Barack Obama nominees ...

Source: Pueblo Chieftain, CO
01/25/09
Bennet Invites Voters To Open House

...voters to an open house in Denver. Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet was sworn in last week as a replacement for fellow Democrat Ken Salazar, who became Secretary of the Interior. Bennet was chosen by the governor, but many in Colorado don't know him. Th

01/25/09
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar has the best interest of the Statue ...

As for reopening the crown, Salazar pointed out that as a senator from Colorado he had supported the idea. Now, he said he would weigh safety considerations ...

Source: New York Daily News, NY
01/25/09
Bennet invites voters to open house

...to an open house in Denver. Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet was sworn in last week as a replacement for fellow Democrat Ken Salazar, who became Secretary of the Interior. Bennet was chosen by the governor, but many in Colorado don't know him. The new se

Source: 9NEWS.com
01/24/09
PHOTOS: Secretary of the Interior considers reopening Statue of ...

Ken Salazar made the visit to fulfill a promise Sen. Robert Menendez extracted from him during his confirmation hearing last week.

Source: The Jersey Journal - NJ.com, NJ
01/24/09
A Sudden Infusion of Youth in the Senate

44, was sworn in, filling the seat vacated by Ken Salazar, who recently became Interior Secretary. But by Friday, the Senate -- a chamber whose members were ...

Source: Washington Post Blogs, DC
01/24/09
Allard gives Rotarians some laughs and insights

Allard then turned his focus to his former Colorado Sen. Ken Salazar, who recently was named US Secretary of the Interior. Although he was a Republican and ...

Source: Windsor Beacon, CO
01/24/09
Salazar assesses Statue of Liberty status

...Interior Ken Salazar says his tour Friday of the Statue of Liberty in New York was to determine the landmark's current status. Salazar, who took office under President Barack Obama, said in a U.S. Department of Interior news release that he reviewed acc

Source: Webindia123
01/24/09
Govs cast in unflattering light with Senate picks

Bill Ritter's choice of a replacement for Ken Salazar, now Obama's interior secretary, has also mystified some. In Delaware, Minner selected longtime Biden ...

Source: The Associated Press
01/24/09
Next step for the Animas-La Plata project is to fill Lake Nighthorse

by John Orr, Colorado Water Examiner Ken Salazar's Bureau of Reclamation gets to start filling the impoundment behind the Ridges Basin Dam soon. ...

Source: Examiner.com
01/24/09
Which Governor Is Wackier?

Colorado’s governor named Michael Bennet senator two and a half weeks before Ken Salazar resigned his seat for the Interior Department. ...

Source: New York Times, United States
01/24/09
Salazar Tours Ellis Island and Statue of Liberty

REPORTER: Secretary Ken Salazar toured both the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island yesterday at the invitation of New Jersey Senator Robert Menendez. ...

Source: WNYC, NY
01/24/09
Shadow Senators Emerge After Obama's Election

He was superintendent of the Denver Public Schools before his Senate appointment to succeed new Interior Secretary Ken Salazar. ...

Source: FOXNews
01/24/09
Colorado's new US senator's tale steeped in family roots

Bill Ritter appointed Bennet, the Denver Public Schools superintendent, to the US Senate to replace former Sen. Ken Salazar, who is now Interior secretary. ...

Source: Vail Daily News, CO
01/24/09
Secretary Salazar Examines Options for Re-Opening Crown In Visit to Statue of Liberty

... NEW YORK HARBOR, NY. Jan. 23, 2009 - Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today toured the Statue of Liberty National Monument and Ellis Island to assess safety and accessibility issues at the national park sites in New York Harbor. Sen. Robert

Source: YubaNet
01/24/09
Bush legacy leaves uphill climb for U.S. parks

Some park service veterans are waiting to see what transpires under Obama's Interior secretary, former Sen. Ken Salazar (D-Colo.). ...

Source: Los Angeles Times, CA
01/24/09
LIBERTY CROWN MAY OPEN

..."It would proclaim to the world, both figuratively and literally, that the path to the light of liberty is open to everyone." Salazar toured the monument and nearby Ellis Island with Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) and Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) in his firs

Source: New York Post
01/23/09
Reclaiming Rec

By THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAIN NOW THAT Ken Salazar is Interior secretary, we hope he will chose a commissioner for the Bureau of Reclamation who is more attuned ...

Source: Pueblo Chieftain, CO
01/23/09
Tough detainee decisions remain

New senator: Democrat Michael Bennet, a former Denver public-schools superintendent, was sworn in as a Colorado senator, replacing Ken Salazar, who resigned ...

Source: Seattle Times, United States
01/23/09
Absence Speaks Louder Than Words

Anthony Weiner couldn't make it because he's hosting new Interior Secretary Ken Salazar at the Statue of Liberty (re-opening her crown is a pet crusade of ...

Source: New York Daily News, NY
01/23/09
Allard gives Rotarians some laughs and insights

...performed in the Inaugural Parade. It was a special time for everyone. Allard then turned his focus to his former Colorado Sen. Ken Salazar, who recently was named U.S. Secretary of the Interior. Although he was a Republican and Salazar was a Democrat,

01/23/09
Salazar Will Visit Statue of Liberty to Explore Reopening Crown

23 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama’s Interior secretary, Ken Salazar, will visit the Statue of Liberty today to consider reopening its crown, ...

Source: Bloomberg
01/23/09
Lady Liberty's crown may reopen to visitors

...NEW YORK - The new Secretary of the Interior is paying a visit to Lady Liberty. Ken Salazar is scheduled to tour the Statue of Liberty Friday with New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez to discuss reopening the statue's crown to visitors. The crown has been c

01/23/09
New York’s Paterson to Tap Clinton Senate Replacement

3 after President Barack Obama tapped Senator Ken Salazar to become secretary of the interior. Paterson, 54, needs a candidate who can raise enough money to ...

Source: Bloomberg
01/23/09
Weiner For Gillibrand

Kirsten Gillibrand's nomination to the US Senate (he's hosting new Interior Secretary Ken Salazar at the Statue of Liberty), but he issued a statement in ...

Source: New York Daily News, NY
01/23/09
Historic Analysis of the History-Making Cabinet at This Historic ...

Colorado Senator Ken Salazar aims to reestablish legitimacy at the Department of the Interior, criticized under Bush for its controversial “War on ...

Source: Virginia Law Weekly, VA
01/23/09
Offshore Oil Drilling to Go Forward

Obama’s Interior Secretary nominee Senator Ken Salazar said recently that the administration wanted to re-institute the recently lifted ban on offshore ...

Source: Dakota Voice, SD
01/23/09
Salazar Challenges Obama to Basketball Game

Ken Salazar as he met with the rank-and-file at the department's headquarters. After some opening remarks, the secretary fielded several questions on ...

Source: Washington Post, United States
01/23/09
Mixing business with pleasure

19 NCAI meeting in Arlington, Va. where Ken Salazar, the newly confirmed head of the Department of the Interior, made an appearance, along with members of ...

Source: Indian Country Today, NY

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