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Famous Dogs
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Post pics of Famous Dogs i'll start with prob the most famous of them all.
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Over the past few months (OK, since the airing of Pedigree Dogs Exposed) debate has raged about the role dog breeders have played in creating a mess of some much loved, but sadly debilitated dog breeds. There have been accusations of broad brush labelling of all breeders and many have felt personally slighted by the vitriol born of shock expressed by many viewers of Jemima Harrisons documentary. So, we must ask: are dog breeders all evil villains? At the risk of over simplifying, no. No, all breeders are not evil villains. But what we do have a duty to do is to ensure the public is aware of this. To ensure the dog buying public …
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The US economy shrank at an annualised rate of 0.3% between July and September, according to figures from the Commerce Department. The gross domestic product (GDP) figures were better than expected, although they show the sharpest contraction of the economy since 2001. Consumer spending, which makes up two-thirds of the US economy, shrank by 3.1%, the first contraction since 1991. The 0.3% fall followed 2.8% growth in the previous three-month period. Recession judgement Spending on non-durable goods, which are smaller purchases such as food and paper, dropped at its sharpest rate since 1950. The econo…
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Russell Brand has resigned from his Radio 2 programme following prank calls he made with Jonathan Ross to actor Andrew Sachs. It follows a public apology from Ross over his "juvenile and thoughtless remarks" in the calls. Earlier, it was announced the pair would be suspended and all their shows taken off air until the BBC has investigated the calls made on Radio 2. Fawlty Towers actor Sachs, 78, said he had "respect" for Brand's decision. Sachs was upset after Brand and Ross left a series of lewd messages on his voicemail as part of a pre-recorded show, taped on 16 October. The pair made obscene comments about the act…
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The BBC's director general has met the corporation's governing body to discuss lewd phone calls made on comic Russell Brand's Radio 2 show. Mark Thompson briefed the BBC Trust on a preliminary inquiry into how the calls made with Jonathan Ross to actor Andrew Sachs came to be broadcast. Brand has resigned from Radio 2 and Ross has been suspended. The pair made obscene comments about Sachs' 23-year-old granddaughter Georgina Baillie during phone calls. The BBC's director of audio and music, Tim Davie, was also due to present a preliminary report on the calls to the trust, which represents the interests of licence fee payers. …
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