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Peru: Adopting a Congressman

Written byJuan Arellano
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Posted 21 September 2008 17 years ago

An initiative created by a television host and newspaper columnist [es] was well-received by Peruvian bloggers and now many, such as El Paki [es] and El Morsa [es] are adopting a Congressman as a way of monitoring how they are spending their taxes.

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