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Celeb status no guarantee

By Jeff Merron
Page 2

Wednesday, July 14, 2004

Think Lynn Swann's celeb status and name recognition would give him a huge boost in his bid for governor of Pennsylvania? Maybe. But maybe not. You've heard all about the athletes-turned-politicians who win -- Jim Ryun, Jim Bunning, Jack Kemp, Bill Bradley. But being a former big-name sports celebrity is no guarantee of success in the political arena. For example: Four-time boxing champ Roberto "No Mas" Duran lost his 1994 bid for a national assembly seat in Panama -- possibly because he wou ...

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