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Make room for the veep…the other veep

The Washington Nationals add some competition to the traditional mid-game presidential mascot race. You won't find this one in the history books though. This time the team branched out into an alternative political reality. Full story

High school adopts local cat as mascot

  A Maine high school adopts Simba, a neighborhood cat who has the full run of the school, as an unofficial mascot, and even holds an art event in honor of the tabby. WCSH's Caroline Cornish reports.

Condor’s wrath disrupts hockey game

  The mascot for the Bakersfield Condors, a minor league hockey team in California, doesn’t seem to enjoy making an appearance during the singing of the national anthem before a recent game. The condor eludes its handler, sending him spilling onto the ice, then flies into the team’s box, pecking at th

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  Why go Ivy league when there’s mascot school?

A school in Tokyo is teaching students how to be mascots. The two hour lessons cost about $26. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.

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