Americans elect poodle to White House

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WASHINGTON (AFP) — Americans have elected a poodle to the White House, the American Kennel Club (AKC) said Thursday.

After reports that Democratic Party candidate Barack Obama and his wife Michelle promised their young daughters that they could have a dog after the presidential election, the AKC polled the US public to find out what kind of canine would be most suitable for the possible first family.

More than 42,000 people voted over seven weeks to choose America's top dog, and, love them or hate them, the poodle won by a wet nose after a dogfight with the little-known soft-coated Wheaten terrier.

"In a race almost as tight as Hillary Clinton and Obama's run for the Democratic nomination for president, the poodle won by a (dog) hair, with just a few hundred...