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Monday, August 29, 2005

Unlikely Winner # 4

Name: Ahmed Al-Sabahi
Party: Al-Ummah Party
Profession: Fortune Teller, Hair-dressing teacher, Horoscope writer.
Pros: Wants to re-instate the offical tarboosh (fez).
Cons: 90 year old; Mubarak campaign supporter. Invented 'rocket-ball' - a new sport he says is olympic discipline.
Chances: Widely expected to spend his $86k campaign grant to mass-hypnotize the population to vote for him.
Quotes: When asked what his electoral program is, he says "it is all in my books," that is, 23 volumes in a series titled "Sabahi Psalms," dedicated to Mubarak. "Mubarak has opened the way for democracy and we will be with him to the very end." link

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