Salazar orders ethics probe into offshore agency

Interior Secretary-designate Sen. Ken Salazar D-Colo. adjust his glasses as he testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009, before Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing on his nomination. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

MMS ethics probe: US Interior Secretary Ken Salazar

US Interior Secretary Ken Salazar today ordered an investigation into whether the rig involved in the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico was properly monitored by the Minerals Management Service.

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