Mr Villar's image is built on his description of himself as a boy from a poor family who worked hard and became a rich businessman.

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According to the court order, Dubey asked for leniency saying that he is a "poor person, unmarried and the sole bread winner of his family".

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"This has been my baby for two years, " says Faisal, 38, who has built Ruba (he is vague about the source of the name) on his dirt-poor family's trading origins in Pakistan's frontier provinces.

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Appearing Monday on CNN's "Lou Dobbs Tonight, " Democratic Rep. Ike Skelton of Missouri said his family has two members serving in the military and that Rangel is wrong to say those who enlist are from poor, disadvantaged families.

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