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Apr 17 2009, AP

Federal wildlife officials say they plan to spend more than $14 million to prevent the extinction of the Hawaiian crow, one of the rarest forest birds in the world.

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Stanford students Rachel Lum Ho, 20, left, and Lisa Yang, 21, both native Hawaiians, hold signs at a rally about Hawaii public lands and the ceded lands case near City Hall in San Francisco, Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2009. A congressional resolution...