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Bacon Flow Chart

Fri, 09 May 2008 04:28:39 GMT

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Dachshund

Thu, 08 May 2008 19:48:59 GMT

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AKC Ranking: 5
Family: scenthound, terrier, dachshund
Area of Origin: Germany
Date of Origin: 1500s
Original Function: flushing badgers
Today's Function: earthdog trials, dachshund field trials
Avg Size of male: Height: 8-9 Weight: 11-32
Avg Size of Female: Height: 8-9 Weight: 11-32
Other Name: teckel (miniature: zwergteckel)

Temperament
The dachshund is bold, curious and always up for adventure. It likes to hunt and dig, tracking by scent and going to ground after game. It is independent but will join in its family's activities whenever given a chance. It is good with children in its own family, but some may snap at strange children. Most are reserved with strangers. Some bark. The longhaired variety may be quieter and less terrier-like; the wires may be more outgoing. Some miniatures are more prone to be timid.

Clinton supporter pressures Pelosi over White House battle

Thu, 08 May 2008 19:19:39 GMT

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Clip Source: cnnwire.blogs.cnn.com

In a heated phone call with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi late last month, Hillary Clinton supporter Harvey Weinstein threatened to cut off campaign money to congressional Democrats unless Pelosi embraced a new plan by the movie mogul to finance a revote of the Democratic presidential primaries in Florida and Michigan, according to three officials who were briefed on the contents of the conversation.

The three officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk publicly about the private phone conversation, said Weinstein, a top supporter of Clinton’s presidential campaign, appeared determined to buy Clinton more time in her battle against Sen. Barack Obama by pushing for the revote and pressing Pelosi to back off her previous comments that superdelegates should support the candidate who’s leading in pledged delegates in early June.