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	Bush Proposal Bypasses Endangered Species Experts

zalisan

8-13-2008 8:51 PM

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By J.R. Pegg
"With these changes, the Bush administration threatens to undo more than 30 years of progress," said John Kostyack, a senior official with the National Wildlife Federation, one of the nation's largest environmental groups.

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