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Argentine Senate votes against hike in farm tariffs
Jul 18 2008, Desh

The farm crisis that has divided the agricultural powerhouse of Argentina for months took a dramatic turn Thursday, when the Senate voted against the government’s incendiary new tax on grain exports.

The decisive vote was cast by the government’s...

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Crew members of the Argentine frigate A.R.A Libertad stand on its pole on arrival at a pier in Yokohama, near Tokyo Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2008. The Argentine sail training ship is in Japan, as part of events marking 110th year of treaty of friendship...

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