2006 passages: Sports 

Notable passings from the world in sports in 2006.
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Breeding heartache: puppy mills are often a tragedy for dogs and the humans who love them 
For the first time, the Humane Society of the United States has launched a billboard campaign to support its fight against puppy mills.
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King of the techno-thriller

Observer - New transgenic pets on horizon giant cockroaches, permanent puppies ‘ Away from the fantasies, this is also a man who Rebuked by Hillary Clinton for views that ‘muddy the issues around sound science’, and by Barbara Boxer, who said: ‘I think Find Out More

MSNBC - When Brandy, the family s boxer, suddenly started vomiting and refused to eat, Biggs feared the animal may have swallowed Shouldn’t puppies grow out of it? All puppies and kittens chew household objects especially when they are teething, explains Find Out More

New York Times - Lehman, whose boxer puppies, Surplus and Deficit (Governor Hill had a cat named Veto), were born there, skimped on maintenance until part of the ceiling collapsed during the governor s annual dinner for the Court of Appeals (his brother was the Find Out More

A passion for alpacas 

SPRING LAKE For a few minutes on Wednesday, as it often does, Bill and Sherry Leslies world came together in a pasture. Their biological daughter, Ashley, and foster son, Joe, laughed as alpacas nuzzled them and accepted their petting. More…

Jazil is entered in a $48,000 allowance event Friday at Aqueduct, his first race since winning the Belmont Stakes. More…

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Leading the Charge - Fergie s dog Wash “Wash and Dry, $9.99″ 204 Donald Street 412-4543 Dr. Weston, DDS - Dentist “Get your teeth checked!” #50 - 700 Hall-of-fame boxer. Nov. 23. Alexander Litvinenko, 43. Former Russian spy who criticized homeland s government. Nov. 23
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Stallone mumbles and rumbles through yet another round of “Rocky”
Seattle Times - No longer a boxer, but still capable of a few pull-ups in his backyard, he now owns a modest restaurant and spends his evening guy should at one time name an animal something,” he intones to Marie’s troubled son, and sure enough, after naming a dog
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Mason makes history again, Bettis’ last run
USA Today - Rufus: The colored bull terrier was Best in Show at Westminster dog Show. Rufus never blinked going up against a final Tom Zbikowski: Notre Dame defensive back makes some pin money as a boxer. Shaun White: Olympic gold medalist as a snowboarder
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Ashland commissioners approve 2007 budget, $480,000 increase 

ASHLAND — Commissioner Marilyn Byers used her last official meeting to help move the county into the new year, approving a $13.6 million general fund budget for 2007.
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St. Nick poses with furry friends 
Buddy was anything but intimidated at the prospect of getting his picture taken with Santa. In fact, he practically leaped into his lap, which is pretty far for someone his size.
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Heavy hitters square off — garden or high-rise condos?

San Francisco Gate - Jerry Brown, Barbara Boxer — watch out. Former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown has become the latest big-time pol to The cops corralled the skunk until animal control officers arrived to assist with the yogurt rescue. “Sometimes this job Continued

TravelGolf.com - It it more like a boxer getting beaten senseless. Isn’t there a point of enough is enough? At this time, the only thing Where is Alex and Judge Smail to the rescue to put some senses into the advancing army of Wie?” Baby Blue Eyes, Alex and Judge Continued

San Francisco Gate - Senator Barbara Boxer. Arnold’s message: It’s bipartisan, bipartisan, bipartisan all the way, baby. Here’s the full co-chair But grassroots, budget-conscious Democrats shouldn’t despair: Target.com to the rescue! Check out Target’s vintage-look faux Continued

Dec. 30, 8:30 a.m. 

According to Bill Harris, the parish administrator of St. Margaret’s, between 18,000 and 20,000 people came overnight to pay their respects to President Ford. Buses were filled to capacity until about 10:30 p.m. Friday night when they started thinning out with the exception of a full busload that arrived at about 3 a.m. Guests included an 8-year-old in a full suit at 4 a.m. as well as several …
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For the love of a puppy 

Maya went home from a local kennel Nov. 5. Ten days later the puppy was dead of parvovirus.
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PET: World’s smallest dog: Her bark is bigger than she is 
The judge took one look at Brandy and scoffed. “Are you showing me a hamster?” dog show career, over. Oh, the indignity. It never ends. For fun, Brandy’s owner puts her in a pink Hawaiian dress.
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Animals for adoption 
Humane Society,br /The Humane Society of Eastern Carolina’s Pet of the Week is Zoey, a brindle female Boxer-shepherd mix puppy. All animals are spayed or neutered or come with spay or neuter certificates.
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