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If you're pondering whether the federal government has the capacity to move swiftly to implement a plan to overhaul the nation's financial structure to address the current economic crisis, consider this: The Fish and Wildlife Service has been working since February 2005 on new regulations governing falconry in the United States. Three and a half years is apparently how long it takes to upgrade the rules to "reflect current practices in the traditional use of raptors for sport hunting."