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Stories for May 30th 2003

  • Friday, May 30th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

    Penguin News Update

    Headlines: Budget: Healthy surplus forecast; No change to dispute; 'Indecent' material; Clearway continues; Tristars back in July; Inside Penguin News: Full coverage of the 2003 May Ball.

  • Friday, May 30th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

    Kirchner overhauls top brass.

    Argentina's new president Nestor Kirchner who shocked the Armed Forces by a drastic overhaul of the high command warned the military on Thursday to steer clear of politics. Speaking at an event to mark the 193rd anniversary of the creation of the country's army, President Kirchner - in his fifth day on the job - said it was not the military's duty to judge the actions of an elected government.