Bush family's 18-year-old cat dies

Seeded on Mon Jan 5, 2009 4:40 PM EST (msnbc.com)

The first family, who are leaving the White House this month, will be without one of their longtime members:? their cat India. The 18-year-old black American shorthair, which was named??after pro ballplayer Ruben Sierra, died Sunday at the White House.

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Dead goldfish gets voter registration material

Seeded on Tue Oct 21, 2008 5:29 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

The only "agent of change" Princess ever supported was the person who freshened the water in her bowl. So election officials want to know why the dead goldfish was sent voter registration materials.

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Reburying the dead a grim task in Ike's wake

Seeded on Mon Oct 20, 2008 12:21 AM EDT (msnbc.com)

Joe Johnson craned his neck from the airboat as it circled a patch of brown marsh grass. The runaway coffin was not where it was supposed to be.

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Lieberman calls for voters to cross party lines

Seeded on Wed Sep 3, 2008 12:35 AM EDT (msnbc.com)

Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut, the Democrats' vice presidential nominee in 2000, urged Democrats to cross party lines Tuesday night and cast their votes for John McCain.

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McCain getting an unfair deal from the media?

Seeded on Mon Jul 21, 2008 4:36 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

Cast your vote on the fairness of the news coverage for Decision '08

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Senate agrees to triple anti-AIDS funding

Seeded on Wed Jul 16, 2008 8:34 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

The Senate voted Wednesday to triple spending to $48 billion for a program that has treated and protected millions in Africa and elsewhere from AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis.

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