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Obama Gets B- on Animal Protection

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The Humane Society gives President Obama a B- on animal protection. Not that great, but I no longer think of Obama as a progressive anyway. Tags: Obama legislation humane society. It's probably still better than w.

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Humane Society Likes Obama's Animal Welfare Picks

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I bet you didn't realize that Obama had any animal welfare picks, but he did. And, in general, the Humane Society and its Legislative Fund likes them. Tags: Obama humane society USDA us. They are very enthusiastic about Tom Vilsack, the proposed Secretary of Agriculture. In fact, he was their top choice.

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Horse Slaughter Could Start Up Again in One Month

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Congress lifted the ban in a spending bill President Barack Obama signed into law Nov. Slaughter opponents pushed a measure cutting off funding for horse meat inspections through Congress in 2006 after other efforts to pass outright bans on horse slaughter failed in previous years. 18 to keep the government afloat until mid-December.

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Global Warming

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Both Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are calling for 80% reductions by mid-century, which, while better than the 70% reduction plan currently before the Senate, is still at the low end of the IPCC's recommendations. The Democratic Presidential candidates' proposals are only somewhat better where global warming is concerned.