Polar Bear decision to be announced
wtev.com     May 14, 2008            

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Interior Department has scheduled a news conference for Wednesday to announce a decision on whether to list the polar bear as threatened and in need of protection under the Endangered Species Act. Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne proposed such protection 15 months ago... [read full story]                    


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Nev., Calif., officials sign landmark river deal

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By MARTIN GRIFFITH - With the scenic stream flowing behind them, officials from Nevada, California and the federal government signed a landmark agreement that settles a century-plus-old dispute over the Truckee River's...                    

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Palin Said Apt To "Cut, Kill, Dig, Drill"

thisfuckingwar.blogspot.com     yesterday   4,766 related          

AP) At the National Governors Association conference where she first met John McCain, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin had other business: making her case to Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne against classifying the polar bear...                    

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There's Summering, and Then There's Summering

washingtonpost.com     Sep 5, 2008          

Washingtonians are slowly drifting back into town this week, chatting about where they went for a break from the elite East Coast establishment. Many just vacation at nearby beaches -- Ocean City, Duck etc. Others get a...                    

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Environmentalists can't corral Palin

wtop.com     Sep 4, 2008   1 related          

By DINA CAPPIELLO Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Months later she sued Kempthorne, arguing that the Bush administration didn't use the best science in concluding that without further protection, the polar bear...                    

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