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JTFrog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-30-09 03:41 PM
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Obama signs public lands reform bill
Source: WASHINGTON (CNN)

Conservationists claimed one of their most significant victories of the new administration Monday as President Barack Obama signed sweeping land reform legislation designating two million additional acres of public wilderness areas.

The federal wilderness designation provides the highest level of government protection from logging and other forms of commercial use and development.

The land protected by the 2009 Omnibus Public Land Management Act extends across nine states.



Read more: http://cnnwire.blogs.cnn.com/2009/03/30/obama-signs-public-lands-reform-bill/
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Autumn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-30-09 03:48 PM
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1. Kudos to President Obama
:woohoo: Great news.
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azmouse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-30-09 03:51 PM
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2. Excellent.
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berni_mccoy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-30-09 03:57 PM
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3. Somehow, Krugman will find a problem with this.
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JTFrog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-30-09 04:01 PM
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5. .

:spray:
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deacon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-30-09 06:56 PM
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17. LOL! yep! n/t WTG Obama!
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depakid Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-30-09 03:58 PM
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4. Finally.
This has been in the works so long that many of us began to wonder if it would ever get done.
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janx Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-30-09 04:02 PM
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6. MAGNIFICENT!
:party: :toast:

I remember reading about this before but can't recall particulars. Colorado, Alaska, Virginia...? I want to know more. I demand to know more! :rofl:

He's doing the Teddy Roosevelt! I can't remember the last time conservationists had good news like this!

TWO MILLION additional acres of wilderness areas!

:woohoo: :applause:
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readmoreoften Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-30-09 04:08 PM
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7. Add that to the plus column.
He's got a hell of a lot of catching up ahead of him. But credit where credit's due.
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Tim01 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-30-09 04:11 PM
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8. THATS AWSOME!
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Mithreal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-30-09 04:46 PM
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9. Cheers and thanks to the President and team. nt
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leftyclimber Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-30-09 04:51 PM
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10. YAHOO!!!!!
:woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo:
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Brucie Kibbutz Donating Member (704 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-30-09 05:18 PM
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11. Good timing on this.
Millions of Americans are going to need plenty of room to set up camp.
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janx Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-30-09 05:24 PM
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12. How so?
:shrug:
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quidam56 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-30-09 05:28 PM
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13. Appalachia is turning into a toxic waste dump
we can't afford anymore prosperity thanks to Bush/Cheney and THE NEW AND IMPROVED CLEAN HYBRID COAL INDUSTRY ! www.wisecountyissues.com/?p=138
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gulfcoastliberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-30-09 05:45 PM
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14. K&R - I remember after the 2000 coup, the 1st thing the illegitimate president did was to revoke all
the national monuments that Clinton had preserved via executive orders. I'm glad to see a smidgen of the "old dem" values come out of DC.
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janx Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-30-09 06:36 PM
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15. This goes beyond that.
National Monuments and Wilderness are not similar. It's good!
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BlancheSplanchnik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-30-09 06:47 PM
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16. Wonderful news!!
:loveya:
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