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Argentina's Prez Struggles to Keep Power

Peronists abandon Kirchner as approval rating drops to 20%

By Jason Farago, Newser Staff

Posted Jul 2, 2008 7:03 AM CDT

(Newser) – Six months ago Cristina Fernández de Kirchner succeeded her husband as president of Argentina, romping to victory with the help of a huge turnout in rural provinces. But those bastions of Peronism have since turned on Kirchner, whose hugely unpopular agricultural tax hike set... Read full story »

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