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Archive Home > 2009 > May > 14 > Obama’s pick for No. 2 at Interior is blocked

Obama’s pick for No. 2 at Interior is blocked


May 14, 2009

WASHINGTON — Republicans blocked President Barack Obama’s pick for the deputy job at the Interior Department on Wednesday in a dispute over oil and gas development on federal lands, but Democrats vowed they would soon make a second attempt to win confirmation.

The 57-39 vote....

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