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Deadlines set for designating polar bear habitat (AP)

<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/us/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081006/ap_on_sc/polar_bears_habitat"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080919/capt.cps.nql92.200908005647.photo00.photo.default-341x512.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=xDzUwhPe8ncSRJpkc5f.Pg--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="In this 2007 file photo, a Polar Bear is seen outside Churchill, Manitoba, Canada. Ice unearthed in Canada that stayed frozen for 700,000 years, even in warmer times, should allay fears of melting permafrost venting its vast carbon stores to hasten global warming, a study said Friday.(AFP/File/Paul J. Richards)" border="0" /></a>AP - Three conservation groups have reached a partial settlement with the federal government on polar bear habitat that could add restrictions to future petroleum exploration or drilling off Alaska's coast.</p><br clear="all"/>