Saturday, May 16, 2009

Weekend Headlines: May 16, 2009

* Argentina: Nestor Kirchner – Former president. Current First Hubby. Future Congressman?

* Latin America: On one hand, the budget to the struggling anti-Castro stations Radio and TV Marti is expected to be cut. On the other hand, the White House supposedly wants to launch similar stations aimed at Venezuela.

* Colombia: Rest in peace Rafael Escalona; the Colombian vallenato legend passed away this week at the age of 81.

* Peru: Some indigenous peoples upset with rumored privatization plans have reportedly declared an “insurgency” against the Peruvian government.

Image- AP (“Argentina's former President Nestor Kirchner, bottom left, delivers a speech as his wife Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez, top second from left, and his son Maximiliano, top left, seen on a video screen, during his launching congressional campaign in La Plata, Thursday, May 14, 2009”).
Online Sources- El Universal, Reuters, MSNBC, miamiherald.com

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