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• Uncertainty for Blue Dogs Dems
WASHINGTON - To appreciate how much the economic crisis is scrambling the political battle lines on Capitol Hill, consider the plight of the Blue Dog Democrats. The influential coalition of fiscally conservative House Democrats saw their ranks swell ...
• Classy canines: Vick dogs featured on wine labels
Georgia, Handsome Dan, Curly and other pit bulls rescued from Michael Vick's dogfighting operation are getting a shot at fame as stars of a line of boutique red wines. The Vicktory Dogs Wine Collection features colorful portraits of 22 dogs ...
• Investigation ties pet chain to puppy mills
After an eight-month investigation, the Humane Society of the United States accused Petland, the national pet store chain, of selling dogs bred under appalling conditions at puppy mills around the country. The animal protection group made the charges ...
• The Internet goes to the dogs
As part of a campaign to stop puppy mills, then-Senator Barack Obama posed at the Lincoln Memorial with Baby, a poodle who survived a puppy mill but lost one of her legs from the ordeal. The image will appear in the upcoming book, "A Rare Breed of ...
• Allergists sneeze at Obamas’ quest for a pooch
All dogs produce proteins that can cause allergies. These proteins are found in dogs’ dander — which is dead skin cells, not fur — and saliva and urine, explained Dr. Elizabeth Matsui, a children’s allergy expert at Johns Hopkins Children’s ...