Politics

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President Barack Obama speaks before he signs a document designating the Point Arena-Stornetta Public Lands as part of the California Coastal National Monument during a signing ceremony in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, March 11, 2014. Pictured from left to right: Merita Whatley, Manager, Point Arena Lighthouse and member of Point Arena Merchants Association; Scott Schneider, President and CEO, Visit Mendocino County Inc.; Leslie Dahlhoff, Former Mayor, Point Arena; Michael Boots, Acting Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality; Neil Kornze, Principal Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management; Rep. Jared Huffman, D-Calif.; Rep. Mike Thompson, D-Calif.; Nancy Sutley, Former Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality; Larry Stornetta, Rancher and former land owner of a portion of the Point Arena-Stornetta Public Lands; Eloisa Oropeza, Tribal Chairwoman, Manchester-Point Arena Band of Pomo Indians. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)