Argentine first lady claims presidential vote win
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First lady Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner declared victory in Argentina's presidential vote on Sunday and was set to become the first woman elected to lead the country.
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One year into her mandate, Chile's first woman president has legislated the right to breast-feed in the workplace, offered greater protection against domestic violence, cracked down on alimony-dodgers and placed more women in positions of power.
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Argentina president-elect Cristina Kirchner has shrugged off allegations of cosmetic surgery.
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Tabare Vazquez, a cancer specialist and former mayor of the capital, won Uruguay&#39;s presidential election, becoming the nation&#39;s first leftist leader and strengthening a regional shift toward left-leaning governments.
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First lady Cristina Fernandez claimed victory in Argentinaâs presidential election Sunday, with early results and exit polls suggesting she had avoided a runoff.
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Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton Saturday won the Nevada caucuses clinching a second key victory over rival Barack Obama, US media reported.
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Most polls project first lady Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner will crush 13 rivals Sunday to replace her husband as Argentina's president. But no matter how easy her win, what follows will be tough: easing poverty, inflation and unemployment.
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BUENOS AIRES -- Argentina's first couple, a power pair often compared to Bill and Hillary Clinton, won't say whether it will be a his or hers candidacy in this year's presidential election.
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First lady Cristina Fernandez, in her first televised interview since winning Argentina's presidency, thanked her husband for his role in her triumph and wished Hillary Rodham Clinton well in her U.S. election bid.
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BUENOS AIRES, Oct. 28 -- The presidency of Argentina was handed from husband to wife Sunday, as first lady Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner crushed 13 opposition candidates on the promise of adhering to the political principles that made President NÃÂ¿stor Kirchner one of Latin America's most popular...
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Argentine first lady Sen. Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner is seen winning the October 28 presidential election by a wide margin, taking almost 48 percent of the vote, a poll showed on Friday.
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The First Lady talks about her rare bit of international political activism.
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Argentina's first lady is almost certain to be elected president this weekend and take over from her husband, crowning the so-called Clintons of the South as the ultimate power couple.
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Pratibha Patil has won India's presidential election and will become the country's first female president, officials say.
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A millionaire soccer boss from Argentina's center-right opposition won an election on Sunday to become the capital city's mayor but garnered too few votes to avoid a second round, exit polls showed.
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Argentina on course for first elected woman president after Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner declares victory.
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MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay - Leftist candidate Tabare Vazquez declared victory in Uruguay&#39;s presidential election Sunday after exit polls showed him surging past two rivals with a majority of the votes.