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" Four miles northeast of Yellowstone lies Cooke City, Montana, population 100. There are very few televisions, not much of a newspaper, no law enforcement. What they do have is a taste for the drink and a barn-burning softball team. It was the day after our hero, Raz--shortstop, no last name--hit a first-inning grand slam against the Yellowstone Rangers that someone had the idea that the town should have a mayor. To run, you had to be an upstanding citizen, which meant spending most nights at Miner&amp;#039;s Saloon with all of the other upstanding, though sometimes listing, citizens. To win, you had to prove your drinking prowess, and 20-year-old Raz, right, demonstrated his skill and agility with Long Island Iced Teas and was voted in. His first act of office was to drink the mayor of neighboring Livingston, population 7,500, under the table.  &amp;quot;The mayor&amp;#039;s main duty,&amp;quot; says Mayor Raz, &amp;quot;is to symbolize the spirit of the town--which is why I&amp;#039;m in the bar eight nights out of seven. I also keep the peace. If a tourist&amp;#039;s had a lot of whiskey and is causing trouble, someone&amp;#039;ll say, &amp;#039;You don&amp;#039;t want to fight in front of the mayor.&amp;#039; &amp;quot; Raz has been mayor of Cooke City for five years now, mostly splitting time between Miner&amp;#039;s and Hoosier&amp;#039;s, buying rounds and shaking hands. He&amp;#039;s also the line cook some nights at the Bistro. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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