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Thursday, February 17, 2011

Mubarak hightails it in a Mercedes

There was more than a 50-50 chance that the car was going to be a Merc.  And it was!

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  • Leo's Cafe (San Miguel)
  • Mom Wong Kitchen (Camarillo)
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