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Shades of blue: locals tend toward Obama
By Jesús Ibarra October 10, 2008 San Miguel de Allende
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According to some estimates, between 8,000 and 9,000 Americans live in San Miguel, and interest in the upcoming US presidential election is high here. San Miguel has the largest chapter of Democrats Abroad in Mexico, and during the organization’s first international Democratic primary election more than 500 people voted, the third largest group of expats to vote worldwide. |
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Art Cycles, tattoos, beer and sweat Celaya exhibited James Harvey’s paintings of the French soccer team in the nude last month. This month “Testosterone,” his latest work, can be seen in Pozos. |
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& Letters La Alborada Lights and whistles draw our attention. “This is like a debate,” my daughter shouts above the noise, “and a disco!” She adds her own whoops to the roar. |
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Lectures The Creative Journey Merry Calderoni and Mary Rapp are our guests for Journey 13, in a series focusing on what goes on in the minds and hearts of artists. |
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