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Sanford Says He Won't Resign, Cites Bible

Compares himself to David, who 'fell mightily,' in apology

Jun 26, 09 4:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - Gov. Mark Sanford apologized today to his South Carolina cabinet, the State reports, but said he wouldn’t resign and compared himself to the Biblical David. David “fell mightily, he fell in very significant ways, but was able to pick up the pieces,” said the Republican, adding that... More »

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Cabinet • Argentina • affair • Bible • governor • Mark Sanford • extramarital affair • David

(Newser) - Mark Sanford acknowledged today that he met with his Argentine mistress while on a state-funded trip last year and promised to reimburse South Carolina's coffers, the State reports. The state paid $8,000 for the governor to travel on business to Brazil and Argentina last June, and he met with... More »

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South Carolina • Argentina • affair • governor • scandal • Mark Sanford

Sanford Mistress: Divorced, Mom of 2, 'Beautiful Brunette'

Local media dishes details on Argentinian divorcee

Jun 25, 09 4:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Mark Sanford’s mistress is a 43-year-old businesswoman who works in agriculture, Argentine media is reporting. A divorcée with two kids, Maria Belen Shapur speaks English, Portuguese, and Chinese and lives in an upscale Buenos Aires apartment, Fox News reports. Witnesses described the beautiful brunette with big eyes canoodling... More »

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South Carolina • Argentina • governor • Buenos Aires • Mark Sanford • Maria Belen Shapur

(Newser) - South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford admitted today that he has been having an affair with an Argentine woman, Politico reports. “I’ve been unfaithful to be my wife,” the Republican said at a teary and rambling news conference in which he explained his mysterious absence. “It began... More »

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South Carolina • Argentina • press conference • vacation • governor • Buenos Aires • Republican Governors Association • Mark Sanford • extramarital affair • Appalachian Trail

(Newser) - Mark Sanford is missing no more. The AWOL South Carolina governor surfaced early today at an Atlanta airport, saying he had just returned not from hiking the Appalachian Trail, but from cruising the Buenos Aires coastline, The State reports. As to why his staff said he was hiking, Sanford... More »

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South Carolina • hiking • Argentina • vacation • governor • Buenos Aires • AWOL • Mark Sanford • Appalachian Trail

 In Myanmar, 
 Soccer Offers Relief 

But is it just an opiate for the masses?

Jun 23, 09 11:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - Myanmar has had something to cheer about lately, the Wall Street Journal reports. In a country where gatherings of more than five people are officially illegal and free speech is nonexistent, the Myanmar National League has been drawing huge crowds of screaming fans. Launched in May, it’s the... More »

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soccer • Argentina • Myanmar • Burma • FIFA • Southeast Asia

 Sunken Gold Ship Found, 
 Now Where's the Loot? 

Trawler was abanoned and sank off Argentina in mysterious circumstances

Jun 20, 09 7:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - The wreck of a trawler carrying $18 million in gold and silver that sank in January has been found off the coast of Argentina, the BBC reports. The big question: Does it still have the loot aboard? Rescuers hired by the main insurer, Lloyd's of London, plan to send down... More »

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shipwreck • Argentina • shipping • gold

(AP) - Argentina's Perito Moreno glacier is one of only a few ice fields worldwide that have withstood rising global temperatures. Nourished by Andean snowmelt, the glacier constantly grows even as it spawns icebergs the size of apartment buildings into a frigid lake, maintaining a nearly perfect equilibrium since measurements began more... More »

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climate change • global warming • Chile • Argentina • glacier

(Newser) - An Argentine man fathered seven children with a daughter in sex attacks that began when the girl was 8, new DNA evidence proves, reports the BBC. Armando Lucero, 67, had claimed the girl, now 35, was not his biological daughter. He is currently on trial for incest and sex assault,... More »

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crime • child molestation • Argentina • incest • child rape • sex assault

 Jews Rattled by Anti-Semitic Riot in Argentina

Armed youths attack event celebrating Israel's independence day

May 19, 09 5:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - A violent attack on an Israel Day celebration in Buenos Aires has shaken Argentina's Jewish community, CNN reports. Community leaders—who warn there has been a surge in anti-Semitic incidents—say the event was attacked by an armed group of youths shouting pro-Palestinian slogans. Three Jews were injured and five... More »

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Israel • Argentina • riots • Buenos Aires • anti-Semitism

Mexico Protests 'Unjustified' Response as Flu Stabilizes  

Health minister targets countries for restricting travel to country

May 3, 09 1:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - Mexico is striking back at countries it says are overreacting to swine flu fears, BBC reports. The country’s foreign minister singled out China, Peru, Argentina, Cuba, and Ecuador for halting flights to Mexico, saying, “We’re surprised by the adoption of unjustified measures.” The news comes as... More »

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China • Mexico • Cuba • Peru • Argentina • Ecuador • virus • swine flu

 Chinese Influence 
 Grows in Latin America 

Deal by deal, Sino-South American relationships erode U.S. clout

Apr 16, 09 9:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - Stepping into a gap created by the 1-2 punch of Bush administration neglect and worldwide recession, China is pumping billions of dollars into Latin America, helping to shore up slowing economies while the US plays catch-up in the region, the New York Times reports. "This is how the balance... More »

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China • Bush administration • international trade • Latin America • Brazil • Beijing • Argentina • yuan • Ecuador • Inter-American Development Bank

 Argentina's Soccer  
 Saint Is Back 

It's cocaine-addict, stomach-stapled, socialist saint

Mar 28, 09 10:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - Diego Maradona arrives at practice like an eclipse. Suddenly, no one much cares about the players on the Argentinean national team—not even the great Lionel Messi. It’s the coach, a 48-year-old, graying, thick-bodied man who draws the media swarms, reports the Washington Post in a profile. Maradona was... More »

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soccer • Argentina • 2010 World Cup • Diego Maradona

 Holocaust- 
 Denying Bish 
 Makes Fightin' Exit 

Bishop scuffles with newsman while complying with order to leave Argentina in Airport Face-Off

Feb 25, 09 6:55 AM CST
(Newser) - Holocaust-denying British bishop Richard Williamson made an angry exit from Argentina today, the BBC reports. The bishop brandished a fist at a reporter and briefly scuffled with him as he passed through the airport. Williamson, who was ordered to leave Argentina when officials there learned of his views, arrived in... More »

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Pope Benedict XVI • Holocaust • Argentina • airport • bishop • Society of St. Pius X • Richard Williamson

(Newser) - Maybe the Vatican has an extra room. Argentina today ordered the Holocaust-denying Catholic bishop to leave the country in 10 days, the Times of London reports. Bishop Richard Williamson triggered an international outcry when he made his claims about the Holocaust in a TV interview, then got accepted back into... More »

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Pope Benedict XVI • Holocaust • Argentina • pontiff • Richard Williamson

 Argentine Diggers Find 
 18th-Century Galleon 

300-year-old Spanish wreck found by team building Buenos Aires apartment block

Dec 31, 08 10:16 AM CST
(Newser) - Workers digging the foundations for a riverside apartment complex in Buenos Aires stumbled across the buried wreck of an 18th-century Spanish galleon, Reuters reports. Experts believe the ship is at least 300 years old and was likely driven ashore by a storm and then buried in mud. Archaeologists are combing... More »

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shipwreck • ship • Argentina • excavation • Buenos Aires

 Cruise Ship 
 Stranded in 
 Antarctica 

Rescuers race to scene as luxury ship takes on water and leaks fuel

Dec 5, 08 3:57 AM CST
(Newser) - A cruise ship with 122 passengers and crew on board is stranded in Antarctica after cracking into ice, reports the Times of London. The Ushuaia, based out of Argentina, is not thought to be in danger of sinking, but is taking on water and leaking fuel. The crew reported two... More »

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Argentina • Antarctica • cruise ships • cruises • Antarctic Ocean

(Newser) - Madonna has invited Alex Rodriguez to join her on her next trip to Malawi, where she's building a "kabbalah-enlightened" school, reports the Daily News. The Yankee slugger attended the aging superstar's concert in LA last week and is also considering tagging along when her tour heads to Brazil, Chile,... More »

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New York Yankees • Brazil • Alex Rodriguez • Chile • Argentina • Malawi • celebrity • Madonna

Miami Man Convicted in $800K Suitcase Scandal

Businessman was Chávez agent, jury says

Nov 4, 08 8:41 AM CST
(Newser) - The international political funding scandal known as Suitcasegate took a new, diplomatically fraught turn yesterday when a Miami court convicted a businessman of conspiracy and of acting as an "unregistered agent" of the Venezuelan government. The trial concerns a suitcase filled with $800,000 that was intercepted in Buenos... More »

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Venezuela • Miami • corruption • Argentina • Hugo Chávez • Cristina Kirchner • Buenos Aires • Suitcasegate

 Maradona to Coach Argentina 

'86 World Cup hero, with limited experience, takes reins next week

Oct 29, 08 3:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - Soccer great Diego Maradona will take the helm of his native Argentina’s national team Tuesday, the Guardian reports. Argentina has been without a coach since mid-October, when the last coach stepped down. “I think we must make the players understand that our shirt is the most important thing,... More »

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World Cup • football • soccer • Argentina • coach • Diego Maradona

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