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...growing attitude. Felony level animal cruelty statutes now exist in 43 states and Congress has begun to pass federal laws against cruelty. It was the Animal Fighting Prohibition Enforcement Act, signed into law last May by President Bush, which was used to sentence Michael Vick to 23 months in prison...
...Attorney Michael Garcia denied that was the case. "There is no agreement between this office and Governor Eliot Spitzer, relating to his resignation or any other matter," Garcia, of New York's Southern District, said in a statement. Conviction on Mann Act and "structuring" charges could mean prison time...
...Some animal-rights activists, even members of the general public, have a very negative perception of zoos. Well, some of that is from a misunderstanding of how zoos operate, or what the animals need. We equate an enclosure with prison, and it's a very anthropomorphic way of looking at the animals. And one of the cool things that they've done with training is that they now use training not only to take care of the animals in the zoo, but use it for stimulation and for exercise. So if a zoo trains an elephant to do what...
...that hole.” In sarcastic spoken-word, Cave recounts the mournful wanderings of post-tomb Lazarus, whose brief encounter with fame in modern America ends “back on the streets in New York City / In a soup queue / A dope fiend / A slave / Then prison / Then the madhouse / Then the grave.” It’s a fitting end for any character in a Bad Seeds song, but Cave spouts this particular sermon with the vigor of a revivalist preacher. “I can hear chants and incantations and some guy?...
...connections, the Washington advisors and the endorsements. He was too openly religious. He had a funny last name and crooked teeth, and the fiscal conservatives didn't trust him. His books offered oddly quaint instructions, like "report litter" and "don't swear." He had once supported the release from prison of a rapist, Wayne DuMond, who went on to commit murder. His campaign staff could, for a time, be counted on one hand, then two. He was never expected to be a serious factor...