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Politics Bush v. Gore v. Ryan v. Palin Which politician had the fastest marathon time? Watch them race in a Slate interactive. By Chris Kirk Posted Tuesday, Sep 04, 2012, at 10:42 PM ET Listen to Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca discuss Paul Ryan and marathon fraud on this week's episode of Slate's sports podcast Hang Up and Listen. Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan isn't the only big-name politician to complete a marathon. Who would win if they all ran side by side? In the interactive below, we pit various political icons against each other using their reported marathon times and—in the case of Ryan—their real and imaginary times. Who's the fastest politico in the land? Who's the slowest of the slow? Press "Start" below to watch the race unfold. Don't worry, it won't take that long—we've made each racer move 1,000 times faster than he or she did in real life. To continue reading, click here. Join the Fray: our reader discussion forum What did you think of this article? POST A MESSAGE | READ MESSAGES Also In Slate Dispatches From the Democratic National Convention The "Better" Battle Rachel Carson Didn't Kill Millions of Africans	Advertisement
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