Student activism in 70s shaped Argentine first lady
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LA PLATA, Argentina  - The political beliefs of Argentine presidential front-runner Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner were forged in the country's turbulent 1970s when she was a leftist activist and law student.
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The Argentine first lady, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, pays tribute to her husband and the outgoing president, Nestor Kirchner, as she claims victory in the country's presidential election.
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She met her future husband while studying law and joined him as he rose from governor of a small state to the presidency. A powerful first lady and senator in her own right, she's now campaigning hard to be the first woman elected president of her country.
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The First Lady talks about her rare bit of international political activism.
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When President Nestor Kirchner decided not to run for re-election and instead nominated his wife, critics saw a plot to bypass term limits. Supporters of Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner saw a recognition of her political clout.
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In one of Latin America's most conservative countries, the two front-runners in next year's presidential election are female.
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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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BUENOS AIRES -- Movements to rewrite national constitutions are dramatically changing the political paths of several South American countries, triggering bitter debates over whether new charters will benefit future generations or simply serve the political ambitions of current presidents.
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University students have held a week of protests against President Hugo Chavez's decision to force a popular TV station off the air, and their emergence could be the birth of a new opposition movement.
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Mexico&#039;s current first lady became tabloid fodder after insisting on a very untraditional political role alongside her husband, President Vicente Fox. The women most likely to replace her say they want a much lower profile &amp;#151; more like Laura Bush&#039;s role in the United States.
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GuardianFilms: At the University of Missouri, Guardian US correspondent Suzanne Goldenberg finds energized and focussed young voters who can't wait to put the Bush era behind them
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SANTIAGO, Chile  - When Asiria Astudillo's son was  arrested in 1975 by the military under August Pinochet's  dictatorship, she turned to the church-based Vicariate of  Solidarity, or "Vicaria," for help.
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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - U.S. and Argentine media reported that one of President Bush's 24-year-old twin daughters had her purse stolen while being guarded by the Secret Service during a visit here.
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First lady Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner will become Argentina's first elected woman leader, after easily winning a presidential vote largely centered on her husband's economic successes.
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A fictionalized take on the youth and evolution of the famous South American revolutionary.
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MADRID -- When Maria Teresa Fernandez de la Vega graduated from law school in the 1970s, Spanish law prohibited her -- and any other woman -- from becoming a judge, serving as a witness in court or opening a bank account.
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Thirty-six years ago, Hillary Rodham Clinton knocked on doors through southern Texas registering voters for the Democratic Party. It was her first job in politics.