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Criticism rains down on parading politicians

Jessica Taborda, 19, of the Colombian dance group Bajucol performed at the Columbus Day Parade in East Boston yesterday. Jessica Taborda, 19, of the Colombian dance group Bajucol performed at the Columbus Day Parade in East Boston yesterday. (Pat Greenhouse/ Globe Staff)
By Stephanie Ebbert
Globe Staff / October 11, 2010

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His team of supporters was tossing a football and chanting his name along the East Boston Columbus Day Parade route while Charles D. Baker, all 6 feet, 6 inches of him, surged to the parade sidelines, pumping hands and slapping backs. (Full article: 771 words)

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