Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne was pressed again today on when the Bush Administration will decide whether to put polar bears on the threatened species list. At a Senate hearing on Interior’s budget request for next year, the polar bear question was brought up by California Democrat Diane Feinstein. Kempthorne got a pointed question from Feinstein after he gave his stock answer for why it’s taking so long.
Joel Southern, APRN – Washington, DC
