Kirchner's

Mrs. Kirchner's legislative victory, which grants the government control over the production, sale and distribution of wood pulp and newsprint, comes after she won a landslide re-election, regaining control over both houses of Congress.

Argentine Government Takes Control Of Newsprint Shane Romig 2011

But Ms. Kirchner's foreign-exchange policy has caused the peso to appreciate when adjusted for inflation, to the detriment of exporters in the manufacturing sector.

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The opposition has decried corruption scandals in Mrs. Kirchner's Peronist party.

Argentine President Secures Second Term Matt Moffett 2011

BUENOS AIRES–Argentina's senate passed a controversial bill Thursday that gives the government control over newsprint, boosting the power of President Cristina Kirchner's administration in its battle against the opposition media.

Argentine Government Takes Control Of Newsprint Shane Romig 2011

Organized labor is one of the few special-interest groups that still enjoy some measure of independence in Kirchner's Argentina.

Argentine Leader Toughens Up on Union Allies Shane Romig 2011

Days after her inauguration, U.S. prosecutors in Miami alleged that a suitcase holding $800,000 seized by Argentine customs authorities earlier in 2007 was a contribution to Mrs. Kirchner's campaign from Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez.

Argentine President Secures Second Term Matt Moffett 2011

Pollster Federico Aurelio said that in the wake of her husband's death, Mrs. Kirchner's approval rating, already on the ascent, shot up another 10 points or so.

Argentine President Secures Second Term Matt Moffett 2011

Opposition leaders have tried to focus attention on the authoritarian tendencies of Mrs. Kirchner's government.

Argentine President Secures Second Term Matt Moffett 2011

But Ms. Kirchner's relationship with Hugo Moyano, who leads Argentina's biggest trade union confederation, the Confederación General del Trabajo, or CGT, has steadily worsened in the last year.

Argentine Leader Toughens Up on Union Allies Shane Romig 2011

Members would be chosen by the leaders of each house, which would give Mrs. Kirchner's ruling Frente Para la Victoria coalition clear control over the firm.

Argentine Government Takes Control Of Newsprint Shane Romig 2011