BY FELICIA FONSECA
Russell Begaye was sworn in Tuesday as president of the Navajo Nation, agreeing to support several of his predecessor's projects including an aerial tram at the east rim of the Grand Canyon and a rail port that could export agriculture and coal from the reservation.
Begaye easily beat former two-term President Joe Shirley Jr. in a special election last month for the post on the country's largest American Indian reservation. He succeeds Ben Shelly, who served an extended term while challenges surrounding the election played out in court...