Fernandez cruises to victory
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Argentine first lady Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner rode an economic boom and her husband's popularity to victory in a presidential election on Sunday to become the country's first elected woman leader.
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Fernandez, one of 12 Californians on the US team, pitched a one-hitter as the two-time defending gold medalists made it six shutouts in six games with a shortened 7-0 victory Thursday over a Greek team with a distinct American flavor.
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Montevideo, Nov. 1 (NNN): The left-wing candidate in Uruguay&#39;s presidential election, Tabare Vazquez, has claimed victory after exit polls put him firmly in the lead.
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As the Olympic Games headed into the  home straight, Argentina won their first Olympic gold medal in  more than half a century when their soccer team beat Paraguay  Saturday.
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It was simply a stunning victory. John Winston Howard led the ruling Liberal-National coalition to an easy fourth term victory in Saturday&#39;s Australian election that some pollsters had described as too close to call.
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With three of the top four contenders for the American League&#39;s Most Valuable Player award from his country, Dominican Republic president Leonel Fernandez felt it was safe to host a celebration
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Uruguay&#39;s first leftwing president in its 170-year history yesterday celebrated his election victory, consolidating a political swing to the left across South America.
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Spain's Antonio Zafra Fernandez from Madrid, 36, right, is congratulated by "Mr. Monopoly" Merwin Goldsmith after he won the World Monopoly Championship in Tokyo, Saturday, Oct.
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Adrian Fernandez beat Bryan Herta by 0.0716 of a second at the Delphi Indy 300 yesterday in Joliet, Ill., for his second victory in a month, but it was overshadowed by a scary crash late in the race that sent Buddy Rice&#39;s car skidding upside down along
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Iker Martinez and Xavier Fernandez of Spain lived up to their billing as favorites by winning the gold medal in the 49er class Thursday.
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Adrian Fernandez won a two-lap sprint to the finish in Sunday&#39;s Toyota 400, nosing out Tony Kanaan, whose runner-up finish was good enough to clinch the Indy Racing League series point title.
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Caceres, Spain - Spain&#39;s Jose Cayetano Julia broke away from lead pack with 3km remaining and won the 16th leg of the Vuelta a Espana by 12 seconds while Roberto Heras retained the leader&#39;s golden jersey for the fifth consecutive stage.
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celebrating his election win after voters enjoying the fruits of a strong economy gave him another term. Howard&#39;s ruling coalition won a fourth consecutive term on Saturday with what appeared certain to be an increased majority.
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Red-hot favourite Felix Sanchez of the Dominican Republic has powered to victory in the men&#39;s Olympic 400 metres hurdles final.
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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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was enough to ensure he would be able to govern. Vazquez declared himself winner a few hours. after compulsory voting ended in the nation of 3.4 million, and his two challengers conceded.
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First lady Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner won Argentina's election on Sunday to become the country's first elected woman president, television exit polls showed.