Friday, April 09, 2010

Colombian Presidential Candidate Has Parkinson's

Colombian presidential candidate Antanas Mockus revealed that he has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. He is the Green Party candidate, and has been 2nd in public opinion polls. Mockus says that the disease would not affect his ability to be president, and says that the disease would not affect him that greatly for 12 years, as it is in early stages.

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2010/04/09/world/AP-LT-Colombia-Elections.html?_r=1&ref=americas

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