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2 hrs ago | The Independent

Argentina's disappeared: Father Christian, the priest who did the devil's work

Christian Von Wernich's story is one of the darkest chapters of the 'Dirty War'. He was the priest who heard the confessions of political prisoners, passed them on to the police, and then stood by as the detainees were tortured.

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Related Topix: South America, World News

Sat Jul 04, 2009

MiamiHerald.com - Miami & Ft. Lauderd...

Kirchner resigns as party leader in Argentina

Nestor Kirchner, the former president of Argentina, resigned his post as leader of the Peronist Party on Monday, a day after he and his supporters suffered a crushing defeat in national congressional elections.

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Related Topix: South America, World News

Fri Jul 03, 2009

The Economist

A vote for change in Argentina

President Cristina Fernndez's Peronist ruling party suffered a major defeat, losing its legislative majority, in the nationwide June 28th congressional elections.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, South America, World News, Argentine, MI,

Thu Jul 02, 2009

New York Times

Argentines Question Vote During Outbreak

As Argentina struggled Wednesday to control a fast-spreading outbreak of swine flu , some health officials criticized the government's decision to go ahead with national congressional elections last weekend.

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Related Topix: South America, World News, H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Epidemic, Natural Disasters

Wed Jul 01, 2009

El Paso Times

Argentina gets new health minister amid swine flu

A worker cleans the entrance of a closed bingo hall in Pergamino, Argentina, Wednesday, July 1 2009.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Travel, Argentina Travel, World News, Epidemic, Natural Disasters, Medicine, Influenza

The State

Sanford: I'll 'serve as best I can'

Efforts by some state senators and Republican Party activists to oust Gov. Mark Sanford lost steam Monday: There were no plans to collectively call for the governor's resignation.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Gresham Barrett, South Carolina, South Carolina Government, Mark Sanford, US Governors, World News, US Senate, Jim DeMint

Tue Jun 30, 2009

Monterey County Herald

Argentine regions declare swine flu emergency

A man, wearing a face mask as a precaution against swine flu, is seen through a glass window as he seeks medical attention at a waiting area of a hospital in Buenos Aires, Tuesday, June 30, 2009.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, World News, South America, Colombia, Epidemic, Medicine, Influenza, Natural Disasters

Crofsblogs.typepad.com

Argentina: Two new deaths; three provinces close schools

News and Resources about Pandemic Influenza June 29, 2009 Argentina: Two new deaths; three provinces close schools Argentine provinces of Santa Fe, San Luis and Santiago del Estero decided to suspend classes due to the outbreak of the H1N1 influenza.

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Related Topix: South America, Travel, World News, Argentina Travel, Epidemic, Natural Disasters, Medicine, Influenza, Health, H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu

Insurance Journal West

Former Argentina Plant Workers Sue DuPont

Three men who worked at a DuPont Co. nylon plant in Argentina are suing the chemical manufacturer, claiming that it failed to protect them from asbestos that has left them seriously ill.

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Related Topix: World News

Mon Jun 29, 2009

The Ledger

Argentinaa s Ruling Party Concedes Defeat in Election

Néstor Kirchner, the former president and head of the governing Peronist Party, conceded defeat early Monday in critical congressional elections that became a referendum on his leadership and that of his wife, the current president, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.

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Related Topix: US News, South America, World News

Earth Times

EXTRA: Nestor Kirchner resigns as party head after election debacle

The former president of Argentina and husband of the current President Cristina Kirchner Monday resigned as head of the FJPV Peronist Front for Victory party after the couple suffered a huge defeat in parliamentary elections.

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Related Topix: South America, World News

Sun Jun 28, 2009

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Argentine soldiers face Falklands torture charges

Some 70 Argentine soldiers are to be charged in 80 cases of torture committed by the South American country's army on its own ranks during the Falklands War against Britain, a prosecutor has said.

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New Straits Times

Argentina election a plebiscite on ruling Kirchners

Voters in Argentina head to the polls in a parliamentary election widely seen as a plebiscite on the rule of President Cristina Kirchner and her husband Nestor, the former president.

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Related Topix: South America, World News

Sat Jun 27, 2009

Charlotte.com

Boyfriend might have sent e-mails

Maria Belen Chapur, in an image taken from a 2001 video on YouTube. BUENOS AIRES, Argentina The mystery of who revealed Gov.

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CNN

Argentina's First Couple face election test

Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has held power since 2003, and Sunday's midterm elections will prove pivotal to her hold on power.

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Related Topix: South America, World News, Argentine, MI

Fri Jun 26, 2009

The Oregonian

Swine flu detected at Argentina pig farm

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Swine flu has been detected in numerous pigs at a farm near the Argentine capital, but the virus has not shown itself to be any deadlier to the animals than a normal flu, the government said Friday.

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Related Topix: World News, Life, Food, Pork, Meat

Penticton Herald

Argentine mystery woman tops Google searches - but no evidence yet shea s the gova s true love

South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford speaks to reporters as he leaves his house on Sullivan's Island, S.C. on Thursday, June 25, 2009.

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Related Topix: Mark Sanford, US Governors, Sullivan's Island, SC, Travel, Argentina Travel, World News, Prison

Winchendon Courier

Sanford's trade mission to Argentina contradicted U.S. policy

Although Sanford described the visit in a statement Thursday as "an entirely professional and appropriate business development trip," Argentina has been a financial pariah since it defaulted on its international debt after its decade-long effort to peg its currency to the U.S. dollar collapsed in late 2001.

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Related Topix: World News, Agriculture, Science

Rock Hill Herald

Exclusive: Read e-mails between Sanford, woman

Mark Sanford and Maria, a woman in Buenos Aires, Argentina. At the time, efforts to authenticate the e-mails were unsuccessful.

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Related Topix: South Carolina, South Carolina Government, World News

Thu Jun 25, 2009

Global Auto Systems

Argentina: Renault Invests $128 Million

Sources say the French automaker will build the third-generation Mgane alongside the current model in Argentina.

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Related Topix: World News

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