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Stories for October 8th 2013
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Tuesday, October 8th 2013 - 05:54 UTC
Boudou riding a Harley Davidson in Brasilia while Cristina faced serious medical condition
“While Cristina has to step down, he’s riding a motorbike” printed in the front page one of Brazil’s leading newspapers O Estado de Sao Paulo that caught Argentine Vice-president and now acting president a few hours before he was called back to Buenos Aires because of Cristina Fernandez medical condition.
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Tuesday, October 8th 2013 - 05:49 UTC
Boudou: “The worst negative image of the Cristina Fernandez administration”
Vice-president and caretaker president Amado Boudou has “the worst negative image” of the Argentine government, according to a leading pollster in Buenos Aires. Mariel Fornoni from Management & Fit made the statement only hours before Boudou, and according to Article 88 of the Constitution, signed as acting president for thirty days during the medical absence of Cristina Fernandez.
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Tuesday, October 8th 2013 - 05:43 UTC
Cristina Fernandez undergoes surgery to remove clot; doctors consider operation ‘low-risk’
Argentine President Cristina Fernandez (60) will undergo surgery on Tuesday morning to remove an accumulation of blood in her skull (subdural haematoma) following a blow in early August, according to a statement issued by the hospital where she is being treated.
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Tuesday, October 8th 2013 - 05:05 UTC
Boudou is Argentine caretaker president but power remains in Cristina’s inner circle
“There are no uncertainties or any weird things here, we just have to keep up with the performance”, said Argentine Vice-president and caretaker president Amado Boudou speaking on Monday from Government House a few hours after signing to replace Cristina Fernandez for thirty days while the head of state undergoes cranium surgery and a recovery period.
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Tuesday, October 8th 2013 - 01:25 UTC
Ahead of Scotland referendum and 2015 election Cameron reshuffles cabinet
British Prime Minister David Cameron has kicked off a coalition reshuffle, with Scottish Secretary Michael Moore among the casualties. The Liberal Democrat's Cabinet post is being taken by the party's chief whip Alistair Carmichael, just a year before the crucial referendum on independence north of the border.
