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I should say many things. Mexico has been one of the losers of the 20th century. We tried many different alternatives to development and unfortunately we have 40 percent of the population poor we have a per capita income that is extremely low.

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Vicente Fox
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: July 2
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