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United States Representative Ryan Zinke (Republican of Montana) testifies before the US Senate Committee on Energy and Commerce as it holds a hearing considering confirmation of his appointment to be US Secretary of the Interior on Capitol Hill Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017 in Washington, D.C. (Ron Sachs/CNP/Sipa USA/TNS)

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Zinke confirmed as Interior secretary
March 1, 2017 11:31 a.m.

Zinke confirmed as Interior secretary

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Montana Rep. Ryan Zinke was sworn in Wednesday as secretary of the Interior Department, assuming oversight of 400 million acres of public land, mostly in the West.