When you really, really want something, you do everything within your power to make it happen.
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This little girl was so desperate for a puppy, she studied her journalist's father's reading habits to ensure her request for a puppy would be seen. 。

She knew her father was following the Cambridge Analytica controversy closely, so she decided to use this to her advantage.。

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Brendan Greeley, an economics journalist, tweeted a photo of page 13 of his copy of the Financial Times, which had been scrawled on by his daughter. 。

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Right above a headline which read "Questions swirl over Cambridge Analytica" his daughter had written "CAN I PLEASE GET A PUPPY?" in block capitals.。

"A real one," she added directly below, just in case there was any confusion. 。

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"Having studied my habits and preferences, my daughter hacked my attention this morning for her political agenda," wrote Greeley. I see what you did there.。

We have so much to learn from this girl. 。 We have so much to learn from this girl.。

UPDATE: March 22, 2018, 1:27 p.m. PDT。

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The plan has worked; the Greeleys are getting a pup. After going viral, Greeley finally caved, and is asking people to donate to the SPCA in his daughter's name.。

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