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“Emra and I had such a strong bond in South Korea, but I will admit, my biggest fear was that she would not recognize me,” the soon to retire, 13-year Air Force veteran, who has also served in Iran and Afghanistan, told Breitbart News. “It had been nearly three years since we were together at Osan Air Base.” “As Emra approached me for the first time since Osan, she was so distracted by the cameras and all the equipment, that she hesitated for a moment to smell the lenses and microphones. For that split second, my heart dropped into my...

My brother has selected a puppy for his family's pet—a Parson Russell terrier pup he'll call Wrigley (he's a Cubs fan)—but even before all the kids play with it I'm wondering how I'll feel the day Wrigley gets married. Will the "bride" wear white? Will I begin to cry, like a big fat baby? When the "reverend" performing the pet marriage says, "By the power vested in me, I now pronounce you dog and . . ."—is that when Satan pops out of the wedding cake and takes us all straight to hell?

One of the major criticisms in the 2008 presidential election cycle has been about the media bias in favor of liberal Democratic Sen. Barack Obama. Former MSNBC show host Tucker Carlson, now the senior campaign correspondent for the network admitted the criticism is valid. Carlson, who has access behind the scenes in the news, compared the media’s affection for the Illinois senator to “the kind of love you have to be a ninth-grade boy to understand.” “If you think about the psychology of this – I think it’s interesting, Carlson said in an interview with Carol Joynt. “In the last...

Lawyer Homero Canales has temporary custody of the dog. JOHN MacCORMACK: SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS Jan. 19, 2008, 12:21AMPuppy love scandal takes a serious turnS. Texas town's mayor indicted in Shih Tzu dispute By JOHN MACCORMACK San Antonio Express-News ALICE — As with most tragic love affairs, the one that has unfolded here in recent months in a harsh media glare has had all the classical elements: a blind infatuation, public condemnation and the harsh threat of ruin.The only thing unique to this doomed romance was that it involves Grace Saenz-Lopez, the mayor of Alice, and a 5-pound Shih Tzu...

Shreveport Police have arrested a man and charged him with an unusual form of animal cruelty. 56-year old David Powell was taken into custody Friday afternoon at his apartment in downtown Shreveport. Animal control officer Rick Quillen says witnesses say they saw Powell being "unusually affectionate" with a neighbor's dog and saw pictures on Powell's computer of him having sex with the animal. Powell was taken to Caddo Correctional Center and booked on one charge of simple animal cruelty. A misdemeanor. Officers also seized Powell's computer during the arrest. It's now being examined by a expert at the Caddo D.A.'s...

The old sergeant and his platoon were on patrol when the sergeant spotted a small mongrel puppy that appeared to be the runt of the litter. It looked as if it was also wounded because blood was flowing down its left front leg in rivers. The sergeant had a soft spot for animals but he never showed it and he didn’t want to this time either. “Doc!” The sergeant yelled.

A call to arms.It appears that either the new governor of Maine, John Elias Baldacci, has stolen Millie or Former President Bush and his wife Barbara have lost there marbles. For below is the infamous socialist/fascist governor Baldacci restraining Millie. Maine Freepers, you need to go to Augusta immediately and rescue this poor dog, not Baldacci you twit, MILLIE. Baldacci has even changed Millie's name to Murphy, the cad.