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VANESSA CARLTON GETS BITTEN BY A DOG

The she-said, dog-said that ensued after Vanessa Carlton met a pit bull in Pennsylvania was never resolved. The singer said she was attacked and bitten by the young pooch, who was almost put down, but the dog's owners and temporary custodians said the pup was "exuberant," not aggressive.