directorblue.blogspot.com - 11/21/2009
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In the early 20th century, Argentina was one of the richest countries in the world. Great Britain's maritime power and its far-flung empire had propelled it to a dominant position among the world's economies. Only the United States challenged Argentina for the position of the world's second-most ...
faustasblog.com - 11/23/2009
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faustasblog.com —
Welcome to the Carnival of Latin America and
the Caribbean. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad started his tour of South...
America by accepting Lula’s invitation to Brazil , which was first scheduled for last May but was postponed after public outcry. Protestors were at the airport Around 200 ...
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The visiting Ahmadinejad Carnival of Latin America and ...
abcnews.go.com - 11/24/2009
truthdig.com - 11/24/2009
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Looks like South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford’s extramarital
activities, which were brought to light publicly last summer...
by a faux Appalachian Trail excursion (by way of Argentina), aren’t going to be wiped from the record anytime ...
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Ethics Troubles Loom Large for S.C. Governor
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Argentina: Could It Happen Here?
Riehl World View —
... Well, it is just economics. It could happen anywhere given certain policies.
Policy like the one they're debating today in the Senate. If you listen to the Republican portion of the debate and realize the spending boom government is headed for, it won't be long before we are truly bankrupt as a nation without great wealth transfer from the middle class to government in the form of taxes and fees.
It will be unavoidable, if it isn't already. ...
The visiting Ahmadinejad Carnival of Latin America and the Caribbean
Fausta's Blog —
... More links on the visit in the Brazil section below.
Meanwhile, Mahmoud Abbas is visiting Argentina.
LATIN AMERICA
New corruption ranking says a lot
US builds up its bases in oil-rich South America
From the Caribbean to Brazil, political opposition to US plans for ‘full-spectrum operations’ is escalating rapidly. To which I say, “Drill, baby drill, here in the USA.”
ARGENTINA
Don’t cry for me, America
BOLIVIA
International Human Rights Clinic suit against ...
South of the Boarder-in-Chief
Cold Fury —
... get upset when the Compliant Press refers to a dictator as a “president”, as if he were duly and freely elected. For if a President Castro and a President Obama an American president are moral equals, then an American president is also empowered to send block police to your street. Did you know that a century ago, Argentina was poised to compete with America? But instead, Argentina chose the path of Socialism and Dear Leaderism that Obama seeks for us. It turned Argentina into a basket case to this very day. Yet that is the Obama Plan for America. Meanwhile, Ahmadinejad is ...
Is Obama Making the US Become Like Argentina?
Commonsense & Wonder —
Check out this lesson of how Argentina went from one of the richest countries in the world to the basket case it is today.
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As the state-run economy hits the skids, the government responds with a crackdown on the free press.
Not only is the economy going sour, but according to polls, the nation is ...
Argentina’s new law limits the media
faustasblog.com 10/10/2009 —
Via Drudge, Cristina Fernandez is imitating her campaign sponsor Hugo Chavez (who sent her a suitcase with $800,000 )
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Argentina’s Senate approved a government-backed bill that puts new limits on television and radio ownership and will ...
Argentina’s Central Bank director resigns: 15 Minutes on Latin America
faustasblog.com 1/6/2010 —
In today’s podcast at 11AM Eastern,
Argentina’s Central Bank President Redrado Resigns under duress in a dispute with the government over the use of central bank reserves to pay debt this year.
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Argentina’s Central Bank President Redrado Is Fired
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Argentina’s new media law: 15 Minutes on Latin America
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This is what I have to say about Mark Sanford—and Argentina
neoneocon.com 6/25/2009 — I found the Mark Sanford disappearance bizarre from the start. What governor and public figure thinks he can vanish for five days and have nobody notice or care?
That fact alone seemed to indicate that there was something very very wrong here. And ...
The Dangers of Playing with Credit Markets
meganmcardle.theatlantic.com 5/6/2009 — Governments have unique power over credit markets. If a private party, provided that you live in a reasonably well-functioning democracy, the government will make him pay--or at least, set out the terms by which he can avoid doing so. ...
Sanford: Don't Cry For Me (I Was In) Argentina
talkingpointsmemo.com 6/24/2009 — Just so we're clear, Gov. Sanford and his staff didn't announce that he had been in Argentina for the week. A reporter from The State newspaper got a tip that Sanford would be arriving on a flight into Atlanta this morning from Argentina and ...
BBC NEWS | Americas | Argentina rules on marijuana use
news.bbc.co.uk 8/26/2009 — The supreme court in Argentina has ruled that it is unconstitutional to punish people for using marijuana for personal consumption. The decision follows a case of five young men who were arrested with a few marijuana cigarettes in their pockets. But ...
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