Morning Edition Returns: Free Car Giveaway

NPR

Published February 6, 2003 at 12:00 AM EST

In 1992, the president of Turkmenistan promised that every family would own a house and car within a decade. He's delivering on part of his promise -- every government minister will get a new Mercedes-Benz this year.

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