Posted: October 25, 2008 3 a.m. EDT
Lawyer in N.Y. Cat-kill Case Says Plea Deal Possible
The lawyer for an actor and former minor league pitcher who killed his girlfriend’s cat says he is trying to strike a plea deal with prosecutors so his client can avoid another trial, The Associated Press reports.
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Where Cool Cats Congregate
Barack Obama languidly batted a faux red mouse about his cage, an American flag bandanna knotted dapperly around his neck. “It’s like you saw the future!” a visitor exclaimed at last weekend’s Cat Fanciers’ Association-Iams Cat Championship, the prestigious pedigreed cat show held annually at Madison Square Garden, The Wall Street Journal reports.
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Boosts for Museum, Zoo Touted as Step Forward for U.S., Iraq
The United States finally is making amends five years after two notorious stumbles in public relations during the early days of the Iraq war. The United States announced this week a $14 million program to help refurbish the Iraqi National Museum. The museum wasn't guarded after the fall of Saddam Hussein, which allowed looters to steal precious antiquities. And in August, two Bengal tigers were shipped to the Iraqi zoo in Baghdad to replace an endangered tiger that was shot and killed by an off-duty soldier in 2003, USA Today reports.
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