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Oprah's Sick Puppy Hangs On

By Evann Gastaldo, Newser Staff

Posted Mar 19, 2009 10:57 AM CDT

(Newser) – Though Oprah Winfrey lost one of her new puppies to disease, a second is “holding steady for now,” a rep tells the Chicago Tribune. Ivan, one of the cocker spaniels Winfrey adopted earlier this month and showcased on her TV program, died of... Read full story »

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