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The Pueblo Chieftain reports, “Colorado Sen. Ken Salazar’s name appears to be falling off the list of likely nominees (for secretary of the interior) this week, although the first-term Democrat campaigned vigorously for Barack Obama in this battleground state and has said he wants a Westerner to head Interior.” Only a short time ago, Salazar’s name was suggested as a prospect for Interior, though he is not known to have lobbied for the position himself. Anyone wondering why Salazar was dropped so quickly after his name surfaced as a potential nominee may not need to look much beyond the newly adopted rule to allow carrying of concealed handguns and other firearms in national parks, monuments and wildlife refuges. Without over-emphasizing the importance of this single issue, it nevertheless points up some reasons President-elect Obama might not be keen on Salazar as his Interior secretary....
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