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World's 'poorest president' Uruguay's Jose Mujica & his $1m VW

BBC, Ben Bland reports.
Uruguay's President Jose Mujica says he has been offered $1m for his vintage Volkswagen Beetle. Mr Mujica, once dubbed "the poorest president in the world" because of his modest lifestyle, said the offer had come from an Arab sheikh.
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