Obama Considers Dog Adoption

Despite Obama’s whirlwind week of visiting the White House and speaking with foreign officials, he ranks the new family dog as a top priority. The soon-to-be prez recently addressed the dog question at his first press conference as President Elect. “We have two criteria that have to be reconciled,” Obama said. “Malia is allergic, so [the dog] has to be hypoallergenic… On the other hand, our preference would be to get a shelter dog.” Obama wins points for his good-natured answer in the eyes of animal advocates everywhere.