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Article: Guatemalan lawmaker defies danger, scandal. (Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers)
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- Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service
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- April 25, 1994
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GUATEMALA CITY _ One of the most powerful legislators in Guatemala has an unblinking glass eye, a reputation for scandal _ and a remarkable ability to survive assassination attempts.
Twice in the past year, assailants have shot at Obdulio Chinchilla Vega and wounded him critically, most recently with a hunting rifle powerful enough to take down big game.
His survival skills seem destined to become the stuff of legend, and his knack for hanging on to political power underscores the difficulty faced by reformers who want to clean up the Congress.
In a legislature widely discredited as corrupt, Chinchilla Vega stands head and shoulders above his peers. He's been ...
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