Raul Martinez: "Best Political Comeback"

Miami New Times notes it was difficult to imagine Raul Martinez "eating early-bird dinners and living the rest of his life on a golf course" when he retired as mayor of Hialeah in 2006.

So the weekly tips its hat to Democratic congressional aspirant Martinez, awarding him best political comeback in its annual "Best of Miami."

"Sure enough, in early 2008, he announced he was going to take on another Cuban-American icon: U.S. Congressman and Republican Lincoln Diaz-Balart," the weekly says. "The contest is expected to be the talker of the year, and Raul seems up to the task."

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