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“Enforcement will now fall on nonprofits like ours to monitor and report issues that we see, in hopes that the agencies act,” said Mindi Callison, head of the Iowa-based anti-puppy-mill nonprofit Bailing Out Benji.

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The only way to break through this wall of ice is to fall on your sword.

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The reason one person has to fall on their sword is because marriage counseling and/or financial therapy, if you seek it out, relies on you entering with an open mind, an open heart and a will to succeed.

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But Ms. Takaichi will rise or fall on the economy, and here the outlook is cloudy.

"Although the onus should not fall on consumers, there are steps they can take to limit the risk of ending up with poor-quality tat," she said.

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