One Smart Cat

A few months ago, a jet-black, short-haired cat named Colby graduated from Trinity Southern University with an M.B.A. and an impressive 3.5 grade-point average. Now the cat's owner -- Kathryn H. Silcox, of the Pennsylvania attorney general's office -- has organized a civil lawsuit against the online university, alleging both consumer fraud and illegal e-mail marketing.

Colby, who just turned 6, contributed to the investigation by applying for a $299 bachelor's degree through

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