Animal Person

APRIL 16, 2009

Here's a great question I received via direct message on Twitter ( www.twitter.com/mary_martin ): "Do you think that even if Obama had adopted a shelter dog-it still may have caused a run on breeders? This is why I didn't campaign for a greyhound--it raises their profile. Would it matter?" That's what I'd like to think.

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Animal Person

APRIL 12, 2009

They can say that the puppy was needing to be re-homed, therefore it's like adopting from a rescue group. But I didn't campaign for a presidential greyhound for exactly the same reason Obama's decision was disappointing: it glorifies pure breed dogs.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 12, 2021

Thus, the Trump Administration’s four-year campaign to undermine the MBTA is almost certainly going to fail. The Obama Administration formally adopted the strict liability interpretation in a memo. However, it is unlikely that this rule will stand long enough for it to be implemented on its effective date of February 8, 2021.

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