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Biologists Chris Burnett, left, and John O'Herron pull a shortnose sturgeon from a fishing net as they search the in the Hudson River for endangered sturgeon north of the Tappan Zee Bridge in Tarrytown, N.Y., Wednesday, May 28, 2014. The shortnose sturgeon and its much larger cousin, the Atlantic sturgeon, are on the federal endangered species list. Protecting endangered fish by tagging and tracking them was among a number of safety measures enforced as conditions of the New York State Thruway Authority's permit to build a new Tappan Zee bridge across the Hudson River in the northern suburbs of New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
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Biologists search nets for endangered sturgeon north of the Tappan Zee bridge in the Hudson River north of Tarrytown, N.Y., Wednesday, May 28, 2014. Working under the auspices of the New York State Thruway Authority, the scientists are nearly halfway through the tagging of 120 sturgeon and implanting them with electronic transmitters. They hope information gleaned from the transmitters can help scientists determine the effect of the Tappan Zee bridge construction on the federally endangered sturgeon. In the Hudson River, sturgeon spawn from April through May. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
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Sen. Brian Schatz, Hawaii Democrat, supports President Obama's plan to recategorize Native Hawaiians as an Indian tribe, thus allowing government-to-government relations. Opponents say tribes can only be recognized, not created. (associated press)
