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Palmerston, the Foreign Office cat, stands outside 10 Downing Street in London, Britain. Palmerston the cat has become a popular addition to the Foreign Office. But senior diplomats are concerned that he has become rather too well-loved. Staff have been asked to avoid giving the department's chief mouser tidbits to eat amid office rumors that he has become less effective at his job of catching mice. (Photo/Agencies)