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OVERVIEW:
HIGHLIGHTS:
2005-2009:
U.S. Senate (D-CO)
2009-2013:
U.S. Secretary of the Interior
RESOURCES:
Miller Center
Biographical Directory of Congress
U.S. House of Representatives
Denver Post
WilmerHale
PORTRAITS:
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MEDIA COVERAGE:
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Nomination, 12/17/2008 (WP, NYT)
Resignation, 1/16/2013 (NYT, WP)
Profile (NYT, 4/5/2013)