Dems to block hunting on Calif. island
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Congressional Democrats are moving to repeal a law passed by Republicans last year that would have allowed trophy hunts opposed by the National Park Service to continue on a Southern California public island.
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Senior House Democrats, seeking to placate members of their party from Republican-leaning districts, are pushing a plan that would place restrictions on President Bush's ability to wage the war in Iraq but would allow him to waive them if he publicly justifies  his position.
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By Sarah Jimenez, The Fresno Bee, Calif.  Sep. 14--VISALIA -- In an unexpected move Wednesday, Tulare County planning commissioners voted not to make a decision about two proposed dairies near the small historical community of Allensworth.
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By Matt Weiser, The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  Jan. 30--Federal wildlife officials have halted review of a $110 million water project in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, effectively sending planners back to the drafting table on a project they considered vital to water quality.
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Democrats taking control of Congress next month say they will try to ban for the remainder of fiscal 2007 the special-interest "pork" projects that got Republicans in so much trouble with voters in the November elections.
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By MARY HURST  AMELIA ISLAND - A proposal to close all Nassau County beach access points after dark is drawing a wave of protests from residents.  County Commissioner Mike Boyle said Wednesday that he's opening e- mail after e-mail opposing the proposed ordinance.
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By Brandon Larrabee< Morris News Service  ATLANTA - Development within 50 feet of coastal marshes would be barred under legislation proposed Wednesday by an Atlanta-area lawmaker.  Rep.
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By John Holland, The Modesto Bee, Calif.  Sep. 9--Proposed ways of protecting farming in Stanislaus County will go before the public Tuesday and Sept. 18. County officials have drafted revisions to the agricultural element of the general plan.
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Bowing to a request from Gov. Charlie Crist, state wildlife commissioners voted Wednesday to delay a decision on whether to reclassify the manatee from an endangered to a threatened species.
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By BRANDON LARRABEE  ATLANTA - Development within 50 feet of coastal marshes would be barred under legislation proposed Wednesday by an Atlanta-area lawmaker.  Rep.
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Anyone wondering why President Bush and Sen. John Kerry have been talking up hunting and fishing in recent days need look no further than two anti-logging petitions widely circulated by a sportsmen's association in Alaska.
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By Tom Kizzia, Anchorage Daily News, Alaska  Feb. 15--A plan to create a Bristol Bay game refuge in honor of former Gov.
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By Karen de Sa, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Sep. 6--Mansions that block views from miles around will be tougher -- if not impossible -- to build on unincorporated hilltops from Cupertino to East San Jose, the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors has decided.
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California plans to sue the Bush administration over its plans to expand significantly the amount of logging allowed in the Sierra Nevada mountains, the state&#39;s Democratic attorney general said on Friday.
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Officials in three states have said they will to allow hunting&#8212;which could reduce wolf numbers back to dire levels&#8212;if the creatures lose their protected status.
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By Cathy Locke, The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  Feb. 15--El Dorado Irrigation District board members followed up a call for banning personal watercraft on Silver Lake with a request to limit boat speeds, a move that would effectively eliminate water skiing as well.
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A judge Friday granted a state Republican Party request to block the counting of hundreds of recently discovered King County ballots in the governor's race, which the GOP's candidate is winning by just a few dozen votes.