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WASHINGTON – Federal prison officials are failing to adequately screen Muslim chaplains (search)and others who provide Islamic religious services to inmates to determine whether they hold extremist views, Justice Department (search)investigators say. A report by Justice Department inspector general Glenn A. Fine also found Muslim contractors and volunteers have ample …

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – TheAmerican bald eagle (search)— the national symbol whose decline helped spur the Endangered Species Act and a ban on the pesticide DDT — will be off the threatened species list this year, a top Bush administration official said Saturday. Craig Manson, the administration’s point man on theEndangered …

LOS ANGELES – Kobe Bryant’s (search) journey through free agency ended Thursday where it began — with the Los Angeles Lakers (search). Bryant chose the Lakers over the Clippers, remaining with the team he joined in 1996 at age 18 and later helped win three NBA championships. “Kobe has informed …