Governor Admits Argentine Tryst

Staff / Truthdig Jun 25, 2009 Turns out Mark Sanford was not hiking in Appalachia, naked or otherwise, during his mysterious seven-day vanishing act. As the governor admitted during the obligatory tearful news conference Wednesday, he spent Father's Day weekend having an affair with a "dear, dear friend" in Argentina. Family values strike again. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Welcome to the Third World, America

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Oct 10, 2008 Here's a question I'd like to ask Barack Obama and John McCain: Is the United States destined to look and feel increasingly like a "developing country"? Is this the way it's going to be? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Argentine ‘Dirty War’ Murderer Gets Life

Staff / Truthdig Jul 25, 2008 Former Argentine army officer and current scumbag Luciano Benjamin Menendez finally got what should have happened to him 30 years ago: a life sentence in jail for the kidnap, torture and murder of anti-dictatorship activists in 1977. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Rice Snubs Argentina

Staff / Truthdig Mar 19, 2008 In response to the strengthening of ties between Hugo Chavez and recently elected Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner's government, Condoleezza Rice will skip the country on a two-day trip to South America The snub further underscores a divide between the US's traditional Latin American allies and a growing movement in opposition to U policy in the region. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Is Argentina Ready for a Woman President?

Staff / Truthdig Oct 29, 2007 We certainly hope so, because it has just elected one. Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, who happens to be the current first lady, managed to pull in more than 40 percent of the vote. In fact, the runner-up (with 23 percent of the vote) is also a woman. Not bad for Gaucho country. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bush Twins’ Argentine Holiday Causes a Flap

Staff / Truthdig Nov 28, 2006 The US Embassy in Buenos Aires has denied reports that it asked the Bush twins to leave the country after a purse-snatching incident became a national joke at the expense of the U Secret Service ABC News had reported that the embassy "strongly suggested" that Jenna and Barbara fly home. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Dinosaur Species Larger Than T-Rex Unearthed

Staff / Truthdig Apr 19, 2006 The carnivore, named Mapusaurus, lived 100 million years ago in Argentina and was apparently a pack hunter, not a solitary predator. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Argentina defeats the IMF and moves South America left

Staff / Truthdig Jan 3, 2006 Just four years after defaulting on more than $100 billion in debt, Argentina is expected to completely re-pay its debt to the International Monetary Fund and strengthen its alliance with Venezuela's populist leader, Hugo Chavez. Read the story. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )