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<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Butch
T. Cougar Advances to Finals of Capital One Mascot Challenge!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>In
true Cinderella story fashion, Butch T. Cougar has scratched his way from the
bottom of the standings and now faces <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Maryland</st1:place></st1:State>'s
Testudo in the finals of the Capital One Mascot Challenge.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>WSU's
cagey cougar and <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Maryland</st1:place></st1:State>'s
testudine talisman will be vying for a $10,000 prize for their respective
universities in the final round of competition.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Butch
will appear on NBC's hit morning show, Today, Wednesday, Dec. 13, to campaign
further for votes. Voting ends Monday, Dec. 18, and the winner will be
announced Jan. 1, at the Capital One Bowl in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Orlando</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">Fla.</st1:State></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Visit
<a href="outbind://5/www.capitalonebowl.com">www.capitalonebowl.com</a> to cast
your vote for Butch!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Jason
Krump jkrump@wsu.edu<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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