Stories for September 16th 2003
Growth budget for Argentina.
The 2004 Argentine budget that was sent this Monday to Congress is a growth budget with significant increases in investments, and not an adjustment budget, said Argentine president Nestor Kirchner.
Regional News from Pta. Arenas.
Headlines:
US dollar falls to 670 Chilean pesos; Sun eclipse charter flight; Magallanes wool for India;
Beef prices controversy.
Five million disregarded the polls.
In spite of the positive press reports and the Argentine government satisfaction with the Sunday election results that ensure a comfortable majority in Congress for president Nestor Kirchner, actually four million Argentines didn't bother to go to the polls and another million expressed their dissatisfaction.


