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On Take Your Daughters and Sons to Work Day, John Kerry took dog

By  Chad Merda
   
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Well, now we know how Secretary of State John Kerry feels about his dog — or as Ben’s known on Twitter, @DiploMutt.

Kerry brought the mutt to work Thursday on Take Your Daughters and Sons to Work Day.

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