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  • August 2008

    • Let's Legalize Drug Use: Argentine Prez

      CNN  |  Aug 3, 08 6:21 PM CDT

      Let's Legalize Drug Use: Argentine Prez

      (Newser) - Argentina's president is seeking to legalize drug use and a crack down on dealing and trafficking, CNN reports. President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner's plan follows similar moves by European and Latin American nations, where decriminalization has not increased drug use, one expert said. Mexico proposed such a law several years ago, but backed down when Washington reacted harshly. More »

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      marijuana  • Argentina  • drug addiction  • Barney Frank  • drug abuse  • medical marijuana  • drug dealing  • marijuana legalization  • drug possession  • Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner  • Cristina Kirchner  • Cristina Fernandez

  • July 2008

    • Argentina's Prez Struggles to Keep Power

      New York Times  |  Jul 2, 08 7:03 AM CDT

      Argentina's Prez Struggles to Keep Power

      (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 off a months-long battle between the government and the nation's farmers. Now the president faces a critical vote in Congress that imperils her government. More »

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      agriculture  • Argentina  • Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner  • Cristina Kirchner  • Peronist Party

  • March 2008

    • Rice Snubs Argentina in Trip South

      New York Times  |  Mar 13, 08 2:19 PM CDT

      Rice Snubs Argentina in Trip South

      (Newser) - Condoleezza Rice has embarked on a visit to Brazil and Chile, but the secretary of State won’t be stopping in neighboring Argentina, a sign of ever-frostier relations. “The United States is clearly snubbing Argentina,” one expert tells the New York Times . New Argentine president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner has worsened already-sour relations by strengthening ties with Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez. More »

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      Condoleezza Rice  • oil  • Venezuela  • Hugo Chavez  • Brazil  • Latin America  • Chile  • Argentina  • South America  • Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner

  • January 2008

    • Inside the $800K Suitcase Scandal

      Bloomberg  |  Jan 10, 08 6:29 PM CST

      Inside the $800K Suitcase Scandal

      (Newser) - At the center of an international scandal linking Argentina, Venezuela, and a suitcase filled with nearly $800,000 in cash is a rotund dual US-Venezuelan citizen who lives in a million-dollar Miami condo and has a fondness for fancy watches and fast cars. Bloomberg takes a closer look at the bizarre case of Guido Alejandro Antonini Wilson and five of his associates charged in a cover-up. More »

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      Venezuela  • Hugo Chavez  • Miami  • Argentina  • Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner  • Nestor Kirchner

  • November 2007

    • Latinas Lead New Revolución

      New York Times  |  Nov 4, 07 2:30 PM CST

      Latinas Lead New Revolución

      (Newser) - Latin America is hardly crying for Argentines who elected Cristina Fernández de Kirchner president as the latest in the region's new wave of female leaders. Voters in countries still emerging from dictatorships and financial ruin are looking for new politicians, reports the NY Times , and Kirchner's election follows that of Chilean President Michelle Bachelet and Jamaican PM Portia Simpson-Miller. More »

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      women  • Latin America  • Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner  • Michelle Bachelet  • Portia Simpson Miller

  • October 2007

    • Argentina Elects 'New Evita'

      Reuters  |  Oct 29, 07 4:07 AM CDT

      Argentina Elects 'New Evita'

      (Newser) - Argentine first lady Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has become the country's first elected female leader after trouncing 13 rivals in the presidential election yesterday, Reuters reports. A glamorous 54-year-old lawyer and center-left senator, she will take over from husband President Nestor Kirchner in December. Kirchner is credited with leading Argentina's recovery from an economic meltdown in 2001. More »

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      presidential election  • Argentina  • default  • Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner  • Eva Peron  • price control

    • First Lady Heads for Presidency

      Reuters  |  Oct 28, 07 1:30 PM CDT

      First Lady Heads for Presidency

      (Newser) - First lady Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner looks to be the next president of Argentina, with a comfortable 20% lead over her nearest competitor in polls going into today's balloting, Reuters reports. The biggest question in the voting for her husband's successor is whether Fernandez—who downplays inevitable comparisons to both Evita Peron and Hillary Clinton—can capture the 45% of the vote necessary to avoid a runoff. More »

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      Argentina  • Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner  • Nestor Kirchner  • Peronist Party

  • September 2007

    • Don't Cry for Prez Hopeful 'Queen Cristina'

      New York Times  |  Sep 25, 07 10:08 AM CDT

      Don't Cry for Prez Hopeful 'Queen Cristina'

      (Newser) - As Hillary Clinton makes a run for the White House, another first lady seeks to take the reins directly from her husband's hands. Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, a senator widely dubbed "Queen Cristina," enjoys a 25-point lead over her closest rival in next month's election. The Kirchners have been crisscrossing the globe to advertise, essentially, their shared presidency. More »

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      Hillary Clinton  • Bill Clinton  • Argentina  • Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner  • Nestor Kirchner

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