Argentina eases debt pain, but still faces other woes

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Argentina' s President Nestor Kirchner has restructured most of Argentina's $103 billion of defaulted foreign loans. The financial markets have surged with a forecast that 70 percent of debt holders will accept 30 cents on the dollar, to create economic recovery.

Government expenditures, Executive changes & profiles, Argentina, Analysis, Evaluation, Officials and employees, Economic aspects, Economic policy, Economic indicators, Kirchner, Nestor

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Rutherford B. Who? Forgotten U.S. president is loved in Paraguay; an offhand Hayes ruling lives on in repressed nation

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The role of US president Rutherford B. Hayes in the Chaco War of the 19th Century is described. Hayes has become a hero in Paraguay due to a ruling he made giving Paraguay the Chaco after the war.

Public affairs, Executive Offices, Organization-Executive, Paraguay, History, Biography, Presidents, Presidents (Government), Executive departments (Government), Hayes, Rutherford B.

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Guatemalans march to court to redress horrors of war

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Several lawsuits are underway in Guatemala in 2000 to address the 36-year civil war and 200,000 lives lost. The new government is attempting a national reconciliation.

Legal issues & crime, Administration of General Economic Programs, Guatemala, Reparations, Statistical Data Included, Personal narratives, Crime, Wars, War, Restitution

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