Salazar confirmed in Cabinet spot

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Source: Associated Press

Ken Salazar promised a more ethical, scientific Department of the Interior Tuesday after he was unanimously confirmed as secretary by the Senate hours after the inauguration of President Barack Obama.

Salazar, a fifth-generation Coloradan and former rancher, leaves the Senate to join Obama’s Cabinet. He’ll be replaced by Denver Public School Superintendent Michael Bennet, a fellow Democrat tapped by Gov. Bill Ritter to fill the remaining two years of Salazar’s Senate term.

Bennet will likely be sworn in as senator Thursday, said his spokesman, Matt Chandler.

Salazar was joined by about 20 family members Tuesday as he and five other Cabinet members were confirmed on a unanimous voice vote a little more than three hours after Obama took the oath of office. Salazar resigned his Senate seat upon confirmation.

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