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To many, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s story about shooting her dog is reminiscent of Sen Mitt Romney’s anecdote about once tying his dog to the roof of his car for a 12-hour trip. But not to Romney. “I didn’t eat my dog. I didn’t shoot my dog,” Romney said Tuesday, per the Hill. “I loved my dog, and my dog loved me.” Both Republican politicians faced blowback for their confessions, but Romney contended in an interview with HuffPost that the two happenings were not comparable. Cricket was untrainable and displayed aggressive behavior toward people, Noem said in justifying the killing. Seamus…

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