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Never mix alcohol and cold medicine, kids

February 16th, 2009 by Joe Jones		 Joe

Or else you might become the Finance Minister of Japan:

The full story is here. He says it’s the latter, but we all know better.

UPDATE: News services are now reporting that Nakagawa is going to resign, citing this incident as the cause. Apparently they finally got over their implicit agreement not to mention his obvious drinking problem.

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    • 2 Responses to 'Never mix alcohol and cold medicine, kids'

    1. Jonathan Dresner Says:
      February 17th, 2009 at 1:17 am

      You gotta feel for the guy: If I were a finance minister of anything right now, I’d mix stuff, too.

    2. Joe Jones Says:
      March 2nd, 2009 at 3:10 pm

      For those who are interested, here’s a roundup of awesomely drunken statesmen in history.

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