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A major part of a politician daily life has always been the ubiquitous photo-op, and besides kissing babies, nothing may be used more than animals to try to highlight the candidate softer, more human side to the Ame
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stanley cup the 1960s after a photo printed in LIFE Magazine showed him holding up his pet beagle by the ears.From President Bill Clinton walk with Buddy after admitting to an improper relationship with intern Monica Lewinsky to current first pet Bo playing in the snow the NewsHour dug through the archives to find some of the most memorable photos of politicians with animals.If you know of others that we have missed please share below.Editor Note: An earlier version of this report misstated the first name of New York Times columnist Gail Collins. Go Deeper bill clinton lyndon johnson mitt romney
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A South African court sentenced native athlete and Olympian Oscar Pistorius to five years in prison for the shooting death of his girlfriend.Judge Thokozile Masipa delivered the sentence Tuesday, saying Pistorius showed gross negligence in Reeva Steenkamp death, after the double-amputee runner shot her multiple times through the bathroom door in his home, claiming he thought it was an intruder. In the ruling, however, Masipa told the court she was aiming for a balance in her punishment. 822
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af1 dial sentence would send a wrong message to the community, Masipa said. On the other hand, a long sentence would not be appropriate either as it would lack the element of mercy.Pistorius was cleared of murd
yeezy er charges, instead being convicted on the charge of culpable homicide on Sept. 12. Defense lawyers believe the athlete will only serve 10 months of the sentence in prison before fulfilling the rest under house arrest. Left: South African Olympic and Paralympic track star Oscar Pistorius is led to holding cells after he was sentenced at the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria October 21, 2014. A South African judge on Tuesday sentenced Pistorius to five years in prison for the negligent killing of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine s Day 2013. Photo by REUTERS/Themba Hadebe/Pool
