Article: Popular `first dog' dies at Blaine House ; Murphy, an 11-year-old springer spaniel, was a familiar sight around the governor's mansion.

PAUL CARRIER Staff Writer
Portland Press Herald (Maine)
05-11-2006
Popular `first dog' dies at Blaine House ; Murphy, an 11-year-old springer spaniel, was a familiar sight around the governor's mansion.
Byline: PAUL CARRIER Staff Writer
Edition: Final
Section: Local & State

AUGUSTA --

Murphy, the 11-year-old pet of Gov. John Baldacci and his family and the state's "first dog," died at the governor's mansion Wednesday morning after a battle with cancer. Named after the title character in the "Murphy Brown" TV series, the springer spaniel held such a prominent place in the Baldacci family that she had her own page on the governor's Web site.

Murphy "touched a lot of people" who visited the ...

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