03/02/2009
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"I find it difficult to see how viability is narrowed when you expand it from vertebrate species to all species."
"But while these and other Forest Service policies are not perfect, they are also not part of a vast conspiracy to lock up Federal land."
"The criticism today... appears to be that it favors preservation and conservation over other use."
"It is not simply about a mining company and their profit line. It is about a value and a spirit of the American people."