The Plum Island Animal Disease Center on Plum Island, N.Y. is shown, Feb. 16, 2004. Congress has repealed a mandate that would have required the government sell the island in Long Island Sound that for years has housed a government animal disease research facility. The move is a victory for conservationists, who have fought to prevent development on Plum Island, home to rare birds, sea turtles and other animals. (AP Photo/Ed Betz, File)
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