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Here, kitty: Cop expects house cat, gets cougar 

ASSOCIATED PRESS

CASPER, Wyo. - A police officer didn't think much of a call to shoo off a bothersome "kitty cat" at a Casper home on Monday. But after the officer arrived at the home, he ran for cover after seeing a male mountain lion weighing 80 to 90 pounds.Beverly Hood said she was inside when she first saw the mountain lion lying on her porch Monday. Read more
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Feds propose 48 new endangered species in Hawaii
ASSOCIATED PRESS
HONOLULU - The federal government is proposing to add 47 species of plants and animals and one insect to the endangered species list - all found only on the island of Kauai. The action by the Interior Department for the first time would designate... Read more
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Pollution Patrol

THE BALTIMORE SUN

Gov. Martin O'Malley's call for state agencies to identify 5 percent of their budgets that might be cut would seem to be a prudent exercise in the face of so much economic uncertainty. But there's... Read more
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Election Fraud Charge Filed Complaint Claims Worker Had Quota

MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL

A Milwaukee resident was charged Monday with election fraud, the first charge in an investigation into voter registration workers who submitted fake names to the city in what a complaint says... Read more
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California to Require Calorie Counts 

LOS ANGELES TIMES

Chain restaurants in California will have to display calorie counts with each menu item -- the first state law of its kind in the nation -- under legislation that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger plans... Read more
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Pollock (or Not)

LOS ANGELES TIMES

As EXECUTIVE vice president of Azusa Pacific University, David Bixby fields lots of calls. But one that came through last March was a stunner. Howard Kazanjian, a film producer and university... Read more
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New wildfire burns in Calif.'s Los Padres forest
ASSOCIATED PRESS
FORT HUNTER LIGGETT, Calif. - A wildfire in the Los Padres National Forest has nearly doubled in size and prompted the evacuation of a few homes in the remote region. The U.S. Forest Service says more than 830 firefighters are battling the blaze... Read more
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'Running Out of Time' Storm Strips More Dune From Vulnerable Plum Island Center

THE DAILY NEWS OF NEWBURYPORT

Sep. 30--PLUM ISLAND -- TV weather forecasters say the New England coast escaped the brunt of Hurricane Kyle. Don't tell that to Ann Armour or Donita Rardin. As the two women worked yesterday to... Read more
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Harvest Just Starting for Short-Rotation Trees

AGWEEK

Sep. 30--SEBEKA, Minn. -- While researchers rush to develop new biomass sources for cellulosic ethnanol, Minnesota for a decade has been working on short-rotation, intensive of culture trees for... Read more
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Satilla Trash a Growing Urban Issue UNSIGHTLY COLLECTION There's Too Much of It for Volunteers to Handle During River Cleanup Efforts.

FLORIDA TIMES UNION

By MIKE MORRISON WAYCROSS - Put a message in a bottle, drop the bottle in water inside the city limits and it may just find its way to the sea. More likely, it'll end up jammed together with... Read more
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Pa. House Hearing Today on Gas Drilling

THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER

By Amy Worden, The Philadelphia Inquirer Sep. 30--HARRISBURG -- Industry representatives and environmental groups are among those expected to testify at a House committee hearing today at the... Read more
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Whale Calf Euthanized

UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL

Marine conservationists say they were unable to save a baby pygmy sperm whale found entangled in mangroves in Florida's middle Keys. The female calf was euthanized Monday after being transported... Read more
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Dead Sponges Fouling Calif. Bay

UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL

The gunk fouling parts of Mission Bay south of San Diego has proved to be dead sea sponges, health department officials said. Parts of the bay were closed to swimming and diving because of the... Read more
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Amazon Sees Hike in Illegal Felling

LOS ANGELES TIMES

The Amazon is being deforested more than three times as fast as last year, Brazilian officials said Monday, acknowledging a sharp reversal after three years of declines in the deforestation rate. ... Read more
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Four to Sign

LOS ANGELES TIMES

It's amazing that California lawmakers were able to pass anything this year, given their inability to produce a timely and responsible budget. But they did come up with some good bills that Gov.... Read more
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