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Alaska town elects a cat for mayor
Published: July 15, 2012 at 12:01 PM
TALKEETNA, Alaska, July 15 (UPI) -- A cat named Stubbs has been the mayor of a small Alaskan town for about 15 years, locals say.
Known locally as "Mayor Stubbs," the part-manx was named mayor of Talkeetna shortly after he was born, KTUU-TV, Anchorage, Alaska, reported.
As the story goes, about 15 years ago, some residents of Talkeetna were unhappy with the candidates who were running for mayor, so as a joke, they encouraged others to elect Stubbs the cat as a write-in candidate, and he actually won.
Since then, he has held the title of honorary mayor.
Read more: http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2012/07/15/Alaska-town-elects-a-cat-for-mayor/UPI-92141342368115/
bet he does a better job that Palin did.
