http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Cristina_Fernandez_de_KirchnerFind stories, videos, and photos about Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:08:57 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2009/WORLD/americas/10/10/argentina.media/tztop.cristina.fernandez.afp.gi.jpghttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Cristina_Fernandez_de_Kirchner14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/10/10/argentina.media/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/10/10/argentina.media/index.html#cnnSTCTextAfter 16 hours of debate, Argentina's Senate passed a controversial reform law Saturday that critics say targets media outlets critical of the government.Sat, 10 Oct 2009 08:47:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/09/18/argentina.media/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/09/18/argentina.media/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe lower house of Argentina's Congress has approved a controversial media law that spells out media ownership rules and calls for the creation of a regulatory agency.Fri, 18 Sep 2009 05:54:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/09/17/argentina.media/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/09/17/argentina.media/index.html#cnnSTCTextArgentina's Congress debated a broadcast reform bill Wednesday, a proposal analysts say is the latest blow in a fight between President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner and media conglomerate Grupo Clarin.Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:56:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/06/27/argentina.election/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/06/27/argentina.election/index.html#cnnSTCTextArgentina's President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner and her husband -- who was her predecessor -- have held power since 2003, and Sunday's midterm elections will prove pivotal to her hold on the presidency.Wed, 01 Jul 2009 08:35:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/06/29/argentina.elections/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/06/29/argentina.elections/index.html#cnnSTCTextFormer Argentine President Nestor Kirchner resigned as leader of the ruling political party Monday following a poor showing in Sunday's elections, the official news agency Telam reported.Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:47:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/03/19/argentina.soybeans/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/03/19/argentina.soybeans/index.html#cnnSTCTextFarmers in Argentina blocked highways and rural routes throughout the country to protest anew the lack in progress in negotiations with the government over export taxes on farm goods.Fri, 20 Mar 2009 03:24:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/03/03/argentina.farmers/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/03/03/argentina.farmers/index.html#cnnSTCTextAfter months of confrontations, Argentina's government and its farmers appeared Tuesday to have made progress toward resolving their differences.Wed, 04 Mar 2009 04:23:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/01/29/argentina.drought/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/01/29/argentina.drought/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn a small farming town 105 kilometers (65 miles) southwest of Buenos Aires, farmers are struggling to nourish their crops and feed their animals. The worst drought in half a century has turned Argentina's once-fertile soil to dust and pushed the country into a state of emergency.Fri, 30 Jan 2009 00:03:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/01/22/cuba.castro/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/01/22/cuba.castro/index.html#cnnSTCTextFormer Cuban President Fidel Castro said Thursday he doubts he'll still have the "privilege" of observing world events in four years, cryptically indicating awareness that he is drawing ever closer to death.Fri, 23 Jan 2009 15:57:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/01/22/fidel.castro.inauguration/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/01/22/fidel.castro.inauguration/index.html#cnnSTCTextFidel Castro appeared "very well" during a meeting this week with Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, telling her that he watched President Obama's inauguration on television, Argentina's official news agency reported.Thu, 22 Jan 2009 15:56:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/01/19/argentina.cuba.visit/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/01/19/argentina.cuba.visit/index.html#cnnSTCTextArgentina President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner will meet Monday evening with Cuban leader Raul Castro during her first official visit to the island.Mon, 19 Jan 2009 15:48:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/09/26/argentina.drought/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/09/26/argentina.drought/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe northern province of Santa Fe usually boasts lush vegetation in September -- the Southern Hemisphere's spring -- but not this year, as Argentina grapples with its worst drought in a century.Sat, 27 Sep 2008 05:35:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/08/01/argentina.drugs/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/08/01/argentina.drugs/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner repeated her call this week to decriminalize personal drug use and crack down on traffickers and dealers.Sat, 02 Aug 2008 02:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/07/18/argentina.farm/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/07/18/argentina.farm/index.html#cnnSTCTextArgentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner is dropping an agricultural export tax that has provoked months of protests from farmers, a spokesman said Friday.Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:48:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/07/17/argentina.tax/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/07/17/argentina.tax/index.html#cnnSTCTextWith Argentina's vice president casting the deciding vote, the country's Senate on Thursday narrowly defeated an increase on an agricultural export tax, which has provoked months of farmers' rebellion.Thu, 17 Jul 2008 19:35:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/06/17/argentina.farmers/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/06/17/argentina.farmers/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Cristina Fernandez on Tuesday defended an increase in export taxes on grains that has riled many farmers, and she called on them to respect the law in protesting her policies.Wed, 18 Jun 2008 02:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/06/14/argentina.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/06/14/argentina.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTextA three-month standoff between the Argentine government and farmers over export taxes turned violent Saturday.Mon, 16 Jun 2008 03:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/06/10/argentina.tax/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/06/10/argentina.tax/index.html#cnnSTCTextArgentine farmers are planning their next move after the country's president announced plans to fund a public works program with revenues from a controversial agrarian export tax.Wed, 11 Jun 2008 00:20:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/06/04/argentina.farmers/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/06/04/argentina.farmers/index.html#cnnSTCTextDisagreements between the Argentine government and farmers over export taxes flared up Wednesday as drivers used their trucks to snarl traffic.Thu, 05 Jun 2008 01:28:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1811257,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1811257,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe fortunes of Argentina's new leader are falling even faster than those of the former First Lady she's been compared toMon, 02 Jun 2008 20:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/05/31/argentine.farmers/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/05/31/argentine.farmers/index.html#cnnSTCTextFarmers on Friday moved quickly to reject President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner's tax concessions made a day earlier.Sat, 31 May 2008 06:04:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/05/28/farm.strike/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/05/28/farm.strike/index.html#cnnSTCTextArgentine farm groups went on strike Wednesday for the third time in nearly three months to protest high export taxes.Thu, 29 May 2008 00:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/04/25/argentina.resignation/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/04/25/argentina.resignation/index.html#cnnSTCTextArgentina's economy minister has resigned in the wake of a crippling farmers' strike that emptied store shelves and cut exports, the country's news agency reported.Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:16:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/04/18/argentina.fires/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/04/18/argentina.fires/index.html#cnnSTCTextSmoke blanketed the Argentine capital Friday as brush fires apparently set deliberately consumed thousands of acres in the provinces of Buenos Aires and Entre Ríos.Fri, 18 Apr 2008 20:39:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1732095,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1732095,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsLand-clearing fires covered Buenos Aires in thick black smoke in a huge ecological mess. The president blames her political foes: the farmersFri, 18 Apr 2008 00:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/03/31/argentina.strike/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/03/31/argentina.strike/index.html#cnnSTCTextArgentine farmers seething at export taxes on their crops resumed blockades of rural highways Monday after talks failed to end a 19-day-old strike that has halted grain exports and emptied supermarket shelves of meat.Mon, 31 Mar 2008 18:51:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/03/28/argentina.strike/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/03/28/argentina.strike/index.html#cnnSTCTextArgentine farmers lifted roadblocks Friday, easing a 15-day agricultural strike that has caused traffic jams and depleted grocery shelves across the country.Sat, 29 Mar 2008 01:23:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1697490,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1697490,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsWas the campaign of Argentina's new president illegally funded by Venezuela's Hugo Chavez? The allegations have rocked her first days in officeThu, 20 Dec 2007 23:00:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1677374,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1677374,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe election reveals a worrisome divide among the country's voters -- and a predilection for show over substance in the winning party Mon, 29 Oct 2007 18:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/10/29/argentina.election.cnn/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/10/29/argentina.election.cnn/index.html#cnnSTCTextArgentine first lady Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner declared victory Sunday night as election returns showed her leading all rivals in her bid to succeed her husband and become the country's first female president.Mon, 29 Oct 2007 07:23:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/10/25/ww.cristina.fernandez/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/10/25/ww.cristina.fernandez/index.html#cnnSTCTextPowerful women are nothing new in Argentine politics but next week Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, wife of the current leader of Argentina, is almost certain to move from her role as first lady to become the first ever elected "presidenta." Fri, 26 Oct 2007 10:02:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/09/03/argentine.elections.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/09/03/argentine.elections.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextA socialist easily beat a candidate allied with Argentine President Nestor Kirchner for the governorship of a key province in a test of the strength of Kirchner's ruling coalition ahead of next month's presidential vote.Mon, 03 Sep 2007 02:23:00 EDT