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The impeachment trial of Pres. Andrew Johnson, illustration from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, March 28, 1868.

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Hindu mythology

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rakshasa

In rakshasa: Other examples of rakshasas
Putana is another well-known rakshasi in the tradition. As related in the Bhagavata Purana, she attempts to kill the god Krishna when he is an infant by offering him milk from her poisoned breast. Baby Krishna destroys her by sucking her breast until she dies.
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