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Romney edges out Obama in cockroach race

GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney can claim one victory over President Barack Obama before the November elections. The contestants in today?s Cockroach Derby were not the president and his Republican

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Aug 17, 2012, 8:54 AM

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