"Argentine raised by parents’ ‘Dirty War’ killer" October 09, 2011|By Alexei Barrionuevo, New York Times
BUENOS AIRES - The nation’s top military leaders engaged in a systematic plan to steal babies from perceived enemies of the government.
Jorge Rafael Videla, who headed the military during Argentina’s dictatorship, stands accused of leading the effort to take babies from mothers in clandestine detention centers and give them to military or security officials, or even to third parties, on the condition that the new parents hide the true identities. Videla is one of 11 officials on trial for 35 alleged acts of illegal appropriation of minors.
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Just as wrenching, the trial is further revealing the complicit role played by civilians, including judges and members of Argentina’s Roman Catholic Church.
The abduction of an estimated 500 babies was one of the most traumatic chapters of the military dictatorship that ruled Argentina from 1976 to 1983. It was the one issue that civilian presidents elected after 1983 did not excuse the military for, even as amnesty was granted for other “Dirty War’’ crimes.
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"Argentine president wins reelection" October 24, 2011|By Associated Press
BUENOS AIRES - President Cristina Fernandez, aided by a booming economy, won a landslide reelection victory yesterday over six rivals.
The results make her the first woman reelected as president in Latin America. But it also is a bittersweet victory for the populist leader, her first in a lifetime of politics without her husband and predecessor, Nestor Kirchner, who died of a heart attack last year.
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Her voice almost broke as she spoke about this legacy, describing a mixture of pride and sorrow after casting her ballot in his hometown, the remote Patagonian city of Rio Gallegos.
“In this world, where they have criticized us so forcefully, all this makes me feel very proud that we’re on the right track,’’ she said. Kirchner “would be very content.’’
Fernandez captured 54 percent of the vote, according to exit polls. Second-place finisher Hermes Binner, the socialist governor of Sante Fe Province, received no more than 13 percent....
Fernandez’s poll numbers dipped during the early years of her presidency, but she has reversed the negative numbers as a widow, softening her usually combative tone and proving her ability to govern on her own by ensuring loyalty or respect from an unruly political elite.
Many Argentines said they were voting for her because their financial situations have improved during one of its longest spells of economic growth in history....
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