Pawlitics

By Melissa August, Harriet Barovick, Val Castronovo, Matthew Cooper, Tam Gray, Lina Lofaro, Desa Philadelphia and Chris Taylor

CAT FIGHT You think we've got nutty candidates? The British just chose a cat called Mandu as co-leader of the Monster Raving Loony Party. How does the moggy match up to the Body?

JESSE VENTURA

POLITICAL ALLIES: Donald Trump ENEMIES: Ross Perot, Pat Buchanan RECENT OUTBURST: On organized religion: "It's a sham and a crutch."

CAT MANDU

[POLITICAL ALLIES:] Sisters Cat Astrophy and Cat Alysts [ENEMIES:] Fang, a dog owned by a rival candidate [RECENT OUTBURST:] On cat food (through spokesman): "We're fed up with being forced to eat all this man-made stuff."