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LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (AP) -- Buddy the dog may be gone, but the former presidential pet is hardly forgotten at a downtown Little Rock, Arkansas, exhibit of memorabilia from the Clinton White House.
Buddy, a 4-year-old chocolate Labrador retriever, was killed January 2 when he ran from the Clintons' home in Chappaqua, New York, and was hit by a car.
A portrait and sculpture of the dog have been added to a temporary display of Clinton artifacts housed near the site of Clinton's planned presidential library.
On a table beneath the portrait is a binder with e-mails from as far away as Russia that have poured in since Buddy died.
"I have always prayed for the safety of President and Senator Clinton and Chelsea, but had not thought about Buddy," said one e-mail from Iowa City, Iowa. "As a dog lover and owner of two, I am sending my sympathy to the Clintons."
Next to the binder is a bouquet of six roses sent by merchants across the street. A volunteer hands out photos of the dog in a seated pose, a red collar holding his gold rabies tag.
"There's a lot of interest in (presidential) pets ... and there's just a great affection for Labs," Clinton Foundation president Skip Rutherford said Tuesday.
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Here's a link to the center: www.clintonpresidentialcenter.com
