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The Philibuster: Cinco de Mayo isn’t a Mexican holiday, it’s an American fiesta

By Phil Sweeney
Columnist
May 3, 2012

For all intents and purposes, tomorrow isn’t May 5th. It’s Cinco de Mayo, the holiday of tequila and cerveza, burritos and taquitos. A time when students àndale-àndale to Izzo’s and Serranos for peso-on-the-dollar specials and buenos tiempos.
Which, of course, renders Sunday the

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