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Judge: Farms not hurt by whale rules
Dec 20 2006 11:29PM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit filed by building and farm groups that challenged the decision to make Puget Sound's resident killer whale population an endangered species.
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Astronauts inspect shuttle for damage
Dec 20 2006 11:28PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - Astronauts on the space shuttle Discovery swept across the ship's exterior with remote-controlled cameras Wednesday in a search for damage that could jeopardize their return to Earth, as NASA managers pondered which of three sites would be best for landing Friday.
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Astronauts inspect shuttle for damage
Dec 20 2006 11:28PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - Astronauts on the space shuttle Discovery swept across the ship's exterior with remote-controlled cameras Wednesday in a search for damage that could jeopardize their return to Earth, as NASA managers pondered which of three sites would be best for landing Friday.
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Astronauts inspect shuttle for damage
Dec 20 2006 11:28PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - Astronauts on the space shuttle Discovery swept across the ship's exterior with remote-controlled cameras Wednesday in a search for damage that could jeopardize their return to Earth, as NASA managers pondered which of three sites would be best for landing Friday.
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Astronauts inspect shuttle for damage
Dec 20 2006 11:28PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - Astronauts on the space shuttle Discovery swept across the ship's exterior with remote-controlled cameras Wednesday in a search for damage that could jeopardize their return to Earth, as NASA managers pondered which of three sites would be best for landing Friday.
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Astronauts inspect shuttle for damage
Dec 20 2006 11:28PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - Astronauts on the space shuttle Discovery swept across the ship's exterior with remote-controlled cameras Wednesday in a search for damage that could jeopardize their return to Earth, as NASA managers pondered which of three sites would be best for landing Friday.
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Astronauts inspect shuttle for damage
Dec 20 2006 11:28PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - Astronauts on the space shuttle Discovery swept across the ship's exterior with remote-controlled cameras Wednesday in a search for damage that could jeopardize their return to Earth, as NASA managers pondered which of three sites would be best for landing Friday.
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Virgin dragon prepares to give birth
Dec 20 2006 11:27PM (CT)
CHESTER, England (AP) - In an evolutionary twist, Flora the Komodo dragon has managed to become pregnant all on her own without any male help. She is carrying seven baby Komodo dragons.
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Study: Batfish protect reef in Australia
Dec 20 2006 11:13PM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - When it comes to protecting Australia's Great Barrier Reef, it is hard to beat the batfish. A study by researchers at the Australian Research Council Center of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies found that the rare pancake-like white fish with brown stripes was the only one of 27 species that successfully removed the forest of algae that can otherwise overwhelm and kill off the reef.
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Hybrid marijuana plant found in Mexico
Dec 20 2006 8:29PM (CT)
LAZARO CARDENAS, Mexico (AP) - Soldiers trying to seize control of one Mexico's top drug-producing regions found the countryside teeming with a new hybrid marijuana plant that can be cultivated year-round and cannot be killed with herbicides.
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Judge reverses species protection ruling
Dec 20 2006 8:08PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A judge has overturned a decision by state wildlife regulators to reject a petition to give protected status to the California tiger salamander.
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Experts look into woodpecker sighting
Dec 20 2006 7:34PM (CT)
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Researchers have scoured the area where two Arkansas men reported sighting the elusive ivory-billed woodpecker last week, and more search teams will arrive near the spot in January, an ornithologist with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission said Wednesday.
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