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From rags to politics

Early, SamanthaAugust 10, 2013

Primaries for Argentina's October legislative elections are to be held this Sunday, and there's a surprising candidate - a former "cartonero". For two decades, Jacquelina Flores made a living by sorting through other people's rubbish and pulling out the recyclable materials she found there.

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Report by: Eilís O'Neill