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 Sorry, 
 Glenn Beck: 
 Senate 
 Confirms 
 Sunstein 

57-40 vote goes mostly along party lines

Sep 11, 09 9:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Cass Sunstein, President Obama’s nominee for a bureaucratic White House post, has been confirmed in a 57-40 Senate vote largely along party lines, Politico reports. Sunstein, who will monitor federal regulations as director of the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, has been under attack by conservatives... More »

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Senate • White House • animal rights • hunting • Glenn Beck • nominee • President Obama • confirmation vote • end-of-life care • Cass Sunstein

Say Hello to Glenn Beck's Latest Target

Sunstein's stance on hunting puts him on Fox host's hit list

Sep 10, 09 10:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Now that Glenn Beck has helped take down Van Jones, he’s set his sights on another Obama appointee: Cass Sunstein, would-be head of the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs. Conservatives initially praised the choice of Sunstein, because some of his writings have a libertarian bent, More »

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animal rights • hunting • Harvard Law School • Glenn Beck • Obama administration • Cass Sunstein

Nantucket Locals Ticked Off at Deer

Residents blame population for upswing in tick-borne diseases

Sep 6, 09 1:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - When the first deer landed on Nantucket in 1926, cheering crowds greeted them. But as a vicious trio of tick-related diseases devastates the island, many say the Bambis have overstayed their welcome, the New York Times reports. “The numbers of tick-borne diseases are so off the graph, and it... More »

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Massachusetts • deer • hunting • Lyme disease • ticks

GOP Hopeful: I Was Kidding About Hunting Obama

At event, would-be Idaho governor said he'd buy 'Obama tags'

Aug 27, 09 8:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Republican gubernatorial candidate is under fire tonight for an offhand remark that he’d buy a license to hunt President Obama, the Twin Falls Times-News reports. Asked at a GOP event Tuesday about “Obama tags,” Rex Rammell replied, “Obama tags? We’d buy some of those.... More »

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Idaho • hunting • governor • gubernatorial races • President Obama • Rex Rammell • hunting license

(Newser) - The last time we had to hear about Levi Johnston getting naked, he ended up an unwed teenage father in a soap opera-worthy feud with his babymama's clan. But he's open to repeating the experience and says he'd pose nude—provided the price is right, reports Us Weekly. And... More »

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Alaska • hunting • nude photo • Sarah Palin • Levi Johnston • naked

(Newser) - A woman needed nine hours of surgery after being attacked by a pack of eight dogs as she jogged on New Zealand's North Island, the BBC reports. She curled into a fetal position during the 15-minute attack, a move doctors say saved her life. The dogs were eventually beaten off... More »

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New Zealand • hunting • animal attack • dog

(Newser) - Humans may be built for day-long hunts that could take a pack 100 miles, all without shoes, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. “We didn’t evolve as weight lifters, yoga gurus, or swimmers,” says barefoot runner Christopher McDougall, whose book Born to Run explores the hypothesis. “We evolved... More »

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evolution • marathon • injury • hunting • running • barefoot • long distance • pack • Christopher McDougall

(Newser) - With Florida’s python population exploding, state wildlife officials are going on the offensive, hiring a team of trained hunters to track down the alarmingly large snakes and take them out, the Miami Herald reports. “There’s one way to do this: kill the snakes,” says Florida Sen.... More »

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Florida • snakes • hunting • Charlie Crist • Bill Nelson • Everglades • pythons

(Newser) - Fish don’t get much uglier than the alligator gar, but lately the dinosaur-like monstrosity has attracted a following… of crossbow-wielding sportsmen trying to kill it, the Wall Street Journal reports. Part fishing, part monster hunting, bagging an alligator gar is a thrilling exercise, and at up to 8... More »

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Texas • Louisiana • fishing • hunting • outdoors • alligator gar

 Bear Encounters on the Rise 

As populations increase, run-ins grow also

Jun 13, 09 6:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - Most bears fear people, yet they are increasingly seen rummaging through garbage, pillaging bird feeders, and even attacking us humans, the AP reports. Some analysts blame state bans on bear hunting, which allowed the US bear population to more than double between 1989 and 2006, jumping from 165,000 to... More »

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hunting • hunters • biologists • bear


 NYC to Kill 
 2K Geese 
 Near Main 
 Airports  

Bird strike that brought down Flight 1549 inspires hunt to kill 2K Canada geese

Jun 11, 09 5:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sully's revenge: Authorities are going to round up and kill up to 2,000 Canada geese near JFK and LaGuardia airports, reports the New York Post. A bird strike led to pilot Chesley Sullenberger's unexpected detour on the Hudson in January, and the city and Port Authority want to lower... More »

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New York City • JFK Airport • hunting • population control • LaGuardia Airport • Flight 1549 • Canadian geese • bird strike

Canadian Gov Guts Seal,
Eats Raw Heart

'Delicious' gesture meant to show support for Inuit hunts

May 26, 09 1:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - When in Rome, do as the Romans do. And in Canada's Arctic, that means gutting a freshly slaughtered seal, slicing out its heart, and chowing down, reports AFP. Canadian Governor General Michaelle Jean kicked off a tour of the region yesterday by dining on raw seal as a gesture of... More »

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European Union • Canada • heart • hunting • seal • Michaelle Jean • governor general • raw meat

Norway Summit to Debate Cutback in Polar Bear Hunts

Hunters kill 3% of polar bears each year

Mar 16, 09 4:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - World leaders meet tomorrow in Norway to consider reducing polar bear hunting, reports the Independent. Conservation organizations estimate the polar bear population, particularly hard hit by global warming, will drop two-thirds to the brink of extinction over the next 50 years. Greenland, the US and Russia permit hunting by Inuit... More »

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Russia • global warming • Canada • United States • Arctic • Norway • hunting • Inuit • polar bears

GLOSSIES

Palin: Without Makeup, I'm
Not So Hot

Alaska guv says she loves Carmex, hates 'pathetic' bloggers

Feb 5, 09 3:35 PM CST
(Newser) - “I eat, therefore I hunt,” Sarah Palin tells Esquire in a wide-ranging interview, dishing on motherhood, how to make good mooseburger chili, and life as a supposed MILF: “If only people could see me as I come in from a run early in the morning without a... More »

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John McCain • politics • hunting • blogger • Sarah Palin • Esquire • interview

 Palin Howls 
 at Judd's 
 Wildlife Ad 

Fringe group twists the truth about Alaska hunting, governor says

Feb 4, 09 3:06 PM CST
(Newser) - Sarah Palin is steaming over a conservation group's ad in which Ashley Judd slams the Alaska governor for "championing the slaughter of wildlife," Politico reports. Palin released a statement in which she called the campaign "reprehensible and hypocritical," adding: "Shame on the Defenders of Wildlife... More »

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Alaska • conservation • Ashley Judd • hunting • Sarah Palin • wolves

 PETA Dubs 
 Buffy Actress 
 'Jeffrey Dahmer' 

Activists still up in arms over 2008 comment

Jan 30, 09 10:49 AM CST
(Newser) - PETA just can’t let some things go. Its latest bulletin compares Eliza Dushku to a serial killer for something she said in August, the New York Post reports. The former vampire slayer told Jimmy Kimmel that she has hunted, but at least she ate what she killed. Not good... More »

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celebrity • PETA • hunting • Jeffrey Dahmer • Eliza Dushku

 Hunt-Happy Texas 
 Breeds Deer Smugglers 

Native species not big enough for game enthusiasts; disease risks abound

Jan 8, 09 12:38 PM CST
(Newser) - White-tailed deer are everywhere in Texas, so why is the state struggling with a deer-smuggling industry? “It’s like everything else in society,” one game warden tells Time, “people want bigger, better, faster.” Luxurious lodges charge hunters big bucks for access to reserves full of, well,... More »

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Texas • deer • hunting • smuggler

 Berlin Divided Over Wild Boars 

Some locals call for extermination, shocking others

Dec 16, 08 9:54 AM CST
(Newser) - Berliners are sharing their city with thousands of wild boars—and citizens are split on how to treat the porkers, the Wall Street Journal reports. Some prefer a more aggressive approach: Don’t feed them corn, says one licensed urban boar hunter, “feed them lead." But others are... More »

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Germany • Berlin • animal behavior • hunting • boar

Hunting Canada's Polar Bears Breeds Heated Argument 

Scientists, locals clash over quotas in Canada's frozen north

Nov 21, 08 4:43 PM CST
(Newser) - One man’s endangered species is another’s livelihood in the Arctic north, where polar bear hunting is this season’s hot-button issue, the Economist reports. Scientists set a sustainable annual quota to protect dwindling species near the Canada-Greenland border, but some Inuit locals—who distrust outsiders and use the... More »

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Canada • hunting • polar bear • Inuit

 Southern Gator Hunt 
 Draws Fire 

Population control should be left to experts, critics say

Oct 12, 08 8:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Complaints about alligators creeping into people's pools and resting in roadside ditches have prompted several Southern states to allow hunters to track down the dinosaur descendants, the Christian Science Monitor reports. South Carolina hopes its first public hunt in decades will prevent dangerous gator incidents. But critics say the hunt... More »

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Florida • South Carolina • hunting • alligator • Steve Irwin

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