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May 21, 2008
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Protecting polar bears
May 15, 2008 From Los Angeles Times -
It's official: Polar bears endangered
From The Swamp | May 14, 2008
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Guns and National Parks
From The Corner | May 1, 2008From the Republican Study Committee: Congressman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), Chairman of the Republican Study Committee, today praised Secretary... more
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New rules would allow concealed weapons in national parks
May 1, 2008 From Los Angeles TimesThe Interior Department proposal would overturn a 25-year-old regulation that has restricted loaded guns in national parks and wildlife refuges... more
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Delay over polar bear protection criticized
April 3, 2008 From Los Angeles TimesThe chairwoman of the Senate Environment Committee on Wednesday criticized Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne for failing to appear before... more
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Boxer Blasts Interior Secretary for Skipping Hearing on Polar Bears...
From Top Stories from CQ | April 2, 2008California Democrat Barbara Boxer blasted Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne for failing to show up Wednesday at a hearing on polar bears... more
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March 20, 2008 From Los Angeles Times
A Western conservation group has filed suit in federal court in Washington, D.C., to force Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to respond an... more
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March 6, 2008 From Los Angeles Times
Twin torrents of water unleashed from a dam coursed through the Grand Canyon on Wednesday in a flood meant to mimic the natural ones that... more
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Plan to 'flush' Grand Canyon stirs concerns
| March 4, 2008 From Los Angeles TimesThe Grand Canyon is about to take a bath, and National Park Service officials who oversee the natural wonder are worried. Federal flood... more
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Gun ban in national parks may be eased
| February 23, 2008 From Los Angeles TimesIn a victory for gun-rights advocates, the federal government is preparing to relax a decades-old ban on bringing loaded firearms into national... more
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BEHIND THE LINES: Our Take on the Other Media's Homeland Security...
From Top Stories from CQ | January 29, 2008A man said to have made threatening comments against President Bush and carrying a “suspicious package” was apprehended in front of the White... more
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Protection of polar bears still undecided
January 8, 2008 From Los Angeles TimesFederal officials said Monday that they would need a few more weeks to decide whether polar bears needed protection under the Endangered Species... more
