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January 26, 2008
Big Taco (Los Angeles and Mexico City nickname)

Big Taco (summary)

Los Angeles was briefly called "the Big Taco" by one California political writer in 1975, when both Los Angeles and New York City were competing for the 1976 Democratic National…

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