BY THOMAS BURR
A group of tribal leaders stood two blocks from the White House on Thursday to call on President Obama to name a new national monument in southeastern Utah, arguing that congressional efforts to preserve the land are moving too slow and the window to designate a monument is closing.
The leaders, from five Native American tribes, say that a 1.9 million acre area known as Bears Ears must be protected for cultural and religious reasons and saved for future generations from development...
