"President-elect Barack Obama is said to be on the verge of selecting his secretary of the Interior - a position vitally important to the western United States.
We hope Obama selects U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva, a Democrat who represents part of Tucson and a wide swath of southern Arizona. While our support of Grijalva could be dismissed as provincial backing for a fellow Arizonan, Grijalva's record as a stalwart steward of the environment makes him the best person for this job.
Grijalva has the support of about 130 environmental and animal-protection groups. Interior also deals with Indian lands, and Grijalva is knowledgeable about the government's obligations to the tribes. A coalition of Native American groups has urged Obama to appoint Grijalva to head Interior."
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