Clinton Cat, Socks, Near Death

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Poor kitty. When the Republicans went after the Clintons, they didn't stop with the human members of the Administration and family. The even went after the Clinton's cat, Socks. Something to do with the Christmas card list, or something, who cares. As a cat lover, it was nice to see a White House pet other than a dog.

But Socks' lives are running out, as unfortunately happens to all pets sooner than we'd like. As I often say, a pet is just a little tragedy waiting to happen.

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Clinton's Socks the Cat Near Death

We have some bad news today on the presidential pet front. Socks the cat, probably the most photographed presidential kitty in history, has cancer and isn't expected to live. "His days are numbered," says Barry Landau, a friend of Socks' master, Betty Currie. Landau, a presidential historian and author of The President's Table, tells our Suzi Parker that the Currie family could have put Socks on feeding tubes, but decided against it. "They fear he is too old," adds Landau, who is writing a book on presidential inaugurations. And a second source told us that Socks is gravely ill. . .

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