Taco de Baja
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Mexican politics
Maybe not directly Baja news, but is Mexico related
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_2547258.html
Would-be president took short cut in marathon
A Mexican politician who 'won' the over-55s section of the Berlin Marathon was disqualified for taking a short cut.
Roberto Madrazo suffered a humiliating defeat in Mexico's 2006 presidential election but seemed to have run the marathon in an impressive two hours,
41 minutes.
In a photograph taken as he crossed the finish line, Madrazo was wearing a wind breaker, a hat and long, skintight running pants.
His outfit caught the attention of New York-based marathon photographer Victor Sailer, who alerted race organisers.
"It was so obvious to me, if you look at everyone else in the picture, everyone's wearing T-shirts and shorts, and the guy's got a jacket on and a hat
or whatever," Mr Sailer said.
Organisers found that an electronic chip tracking Madrazo's time and course showed no result for the checkpoints at 25 and 30 kilometers.
According to the chip, Madrazo took only 21 minutes to cover the 15 kilometers between the 20-kilometer and 35-kilometer marks.
In 1996, Mexico's attorney general confirmed reports that Madrazo had spent tens of millions of dollars more than the legal campaign spending limit in
winning his 1994 bid for the Tabasco state governorship.
While under investigation on those charges, Madrazo told police he was kidnapped for seven hours, beaten and threatened with death by unidentified
assailants. Police were never able to find any evidence.
During the 2006 presidential campaign, opponents plastered walls with posters reading: "Do you believe Madrazo? I don't either!"
Truth generally lies in the coordination of antagonistic opinions
-Herbert Spencer
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toneart
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Years ago, Margo ST. James, the founder of the San Francisco Hookers' Union (COYOTE----Acronym for Call Off Your Old Tired Ethics) won the Bay to
Breakers Race and a photo of her breaking the tape was on the front page of the S.F. Chronicle. She soon declared that it had been a hoax; a friend
dropped her off just a couple of blocks from the finish line. She used to come into the No Name Bar in Sausalito, where I tended bar, in a Nun's habit
and hook down shots of Tequila. 
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Minnow
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| Quote: | Originally posted by grover
He certainly appears perky in coat and long pants, after just having gone 26 miles.
The best laugh is this lying gasbag contrasted with Fred Thompson yesterday: "We have to tell the American people the truth."
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You lefties can manage to put your slant on anything.
Proud husband of a legal immigrant.
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DENNIS
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Remember Rosy Ruiz?
Madrazo looks like he just got off the ski lift.
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Osprey
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Toneart, No Name is 3 of the best 10 bars in El Mundo in my memory.
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bajajazz
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I think I may be the only customer at the No Name to leave via the front window. It was open at the time.
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