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Article: Dominican president tries for second election bid but his accomplishments are overshadowed by failures
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- May 16, 2004
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PETER PRENGAMAN, Associated Press Writer
AP Worldstream
05-16-2004
Dateline: SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic
President Hipolito Mejia is campaigning for re-election by drawing on his image as a man of the people, despite growing unrest from the poor who have paid the highest price during the nation's worst economic crisis in decades.
The affluent farmer-turned-president hopes to win a second term Sunday in a race that he says is a battle between rich and poor. Mejia says fellow contender and former President Leonel Fernandez is out to protect the rich, and treats the poor like criminals.
Born outside Santiago, about 154 kilometers (80 miles) north of the capital, Mejia earned an associates ...