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Best Bird of the Weekend (First of November 2012)

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This was also the last weekend of President Obama’s first term. Finally, many of us not struggling to pull it all together after the storm or campaigning in crucial swing states were granted one extra hour this weekend to do something fun. Corey’s Best Bird of the Weekend was a surprise addition to his Queens list.

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Is Newt an Ugly, Angry Bird?

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The problem is that Republicans are looking for an angry bird instead of a beautiful bird. The Republican birds do not present beautiful plumage. And the current chief bird, Gingrich is the walking antithesis of a pretty bird. This begs the question – if Barack Obama were a bird, what bird would he be?

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Proposed Changes to Migratory Bird Treaty Act – Part II

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Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) recently finalized a rule regarding its narrowing interpretation of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA). 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.

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