http://www.yourstreet.com/news/argentina YourStreet collects the latest local news and information from around the web. Find out what's going on in your town. en-us Business leaders say they're seeing Gov. Mark Sanford more engaged in economic development efforts than ever. It shows up on his calendar, too, particularly since August. For weeks after returning from Argentina in June and confessing his affair with a woman he... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6736866/sanford-back-to-doing-state-business Fri, 02 Oct 2009 01:52:08 -0700 BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- An epic battle between Argentina's two reigning powers -- the presidency and media giant Grupo Clarin -- started with a political cartoon, the way one editor tells it. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6720909/politics-gets-personal-in-argentine-media-fight Sun, 13 Sep 2009 21:21:08 -0700 Gonzalo Ulivi knows movie theaters. For more than 60 years his family has operated an ever-growing empire of cinemas in South America. They are the Regal, Muvio and AMC of Venezeula, Argentina and Chile. Still to break into the U.S. market, Ulivi and his family’s... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6708804/silverscreens-the-silverspot-at-mercato,-a-new-luxury-theater,-opens-frida Thu, 10 Sep 2009 11:23:08 -0700 The leadership of South Carolina's Republican Party will hold a conference call this afternoon to discuss Gov. Mark Sanford's future. The call, scheduled for 5 p.m., will follow a mid-afternoon Sanford press conference to discuss "recent political developments." In... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6704620/sc-gop-call-to-include-sanford-discussion Thu, 10 Sep 2009 10:28:08 -0700 Some of the key points made during a Tuesday radio appearance by Gov. Mark Sanford on Columbia’s WVOC radio. Sanford was interviewed by talk show host Keven Cohen, and he took calls from listeners. Good job news coming . Sanford, in discussing economic... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6699669/sanford-on-the-radio-key-points-made Tue, 08 Sep 2009 20:10:08 -0700 Gov. Mark Sanford will face his biggest audience since his secret trip to Argentina in June and his admission of an extramarital affair. Sanford will be on WVOC radio today from 5 to 6 p.m. and will take calls from the public. The appearance is during afternoon host... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6696910/sanford-faces-the-public-on-radio-show Mon, 07 Sep 2009 18:25:08 -0700 SAO PAULO — Partying fans gave Brazil players a hero's welcome early Sunday as they arrived home from a convincing victory over Argentina in World Cup qualifying. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6686506/soccer-brazilians-rejoice-over-victory-against-argentina Sun, 06 Sep 2009 08:12:08 -0700 Gov. Mark Sanford will face his biggest audience yet since his secret trip to Argentina in June and his admission of an extramarital affair. Sanford will appear on WVOC from 5-6 p.m. Tuesday and will take calls from the public. The appearance is during a program... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6683642/facing-the-voters Sat, 05 Sep 2009 19:30:08 -0700 Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad vowed Thursday that Iran would not bend to deadlines, but confirmed that a new package of proposals had been given to the West in the nuclear standoff. It came after his new government won broad backing from... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6673115/iran-president-delivers-new-proposals-to-west-but-vows-not-to-bend-to- Thu, 03 Sep 2009 09:20:08 -0700 Gov. Mark Sanford says he told "a little white lie" to his staff to conceal his secret trip to Argentina in June to visit his lover. The governor also says God is on his side, and he has no intentions of resigning. Sanford, in an interview published Tuesday in The... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6668016/sanford-says-he-told-a-little-white-lie-god-is-on-his-side Wed, 02 Sep 2009 07:59:08 -0700 People tend to give Argentina the most props for developments in Latin rock. Bands from that country, such as Soda Stereo and Los Fabulosos Cadillacs, garnered widespread attention not only in their homeland but also all across Latin America. Farther north, though,... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6661632/caramelos-de-cianuro Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:11:53 -0700 BUENOS AIRES -- Here is an overview of Argentina, one of the countries in the Group of 20 attending the economic group's upcoming Pittsburgh summit. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6658703/g-20-nation-profile-argentina Tue, 01 Sep 2009 08:26:08 -0700 BOGOTA — President Alvaro Uribe has swine flu and officials are contacting other South American governments whose leaders attended a summit last week with the Colombian leader, authorities said Sunday. Uribe, 57, began feeling symptoms Friday, the same day as a... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6648929/colombian-president-has-swine-flu Sun, 30 Aug 2009 20:19:08 -0700 BOGOTA — President Alvaro Uribe has swine flu and officials are contacting other South American governments whose leaders attended a summit last week with the Colombian leader, authorities said Sunday. Uribe, 57, began feeling symptoms Friday, the same day as a... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6648937/colombian-president-has-swine-flu Sun, 30 Aug 2009 20:19:08 -0700 WASHINGTON — The alarm sounded with two sneezy children in California in April. Just five months later, the never-before-seen swine flu has become the world's dominant strain of influenza, and it's putting a shockingly younger face on flu. So get ready. With... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6646983/return-of-swine-flu-what-s-ahead-for-americans- Sun, 30 Aug 2009 10:55:08 -0700 A rare, 19th century hand-carved goose decoy that once plied Pennsylvania's Susquehanna River before being sold in Argentina, and considered by some to be a floating sculpture, is going on the auction block. It could bring in as much as $400,000... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6636612/american-goose-decoy-expected-to-fetch-400g-at-auction Fri, 28 Aug 2009 12:56:08 -0700 A court has ruled in favor of the Dutch royal family in a privacy lawsuit against The Associated Press, saying photographs of the crown prince and his family on vacation in Argentina lacked news value. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6634348/dutch-royals-win-privacy-case-against-ap Fri, 28 Aug 2009 06:07:08 -0700 Embattled South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford said this morning that his administration did not violate ethics codes and is not guilty of operating with a double standard. In a lengthy on-air interview with WBT Radio, Sanford again questioned the motives of state Sen.... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6633878/sanford-no-ethics-violations-by-me Fri, 28 Aug 2009 05:13:08 -0700 BARILOCHE, Argentina - Venezuela's Hugo Chavez has raised the stakes for Friday's meeting of South American presidents by threatening to break relations with Colombia over plans to give U.S. troops a 10-year lease on its bases. Chavez says the U.S. has loosed "winds... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6631243/chavez-raises-the-stakes Thu, 27 Aug 2009 20:00:08 -0700 Mexico City - Mexico now has one of the world's most liberal laws for drug users after eliminating jail time for small amounts of marijuana, cocaine and even heroin, LSD and methamphetamine. ”All right!” said a grinning Ivan Rojas, a rail-thin 20-year-old... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6623366/mexico-apos-s-new-drug-use-law-worries-u-s- Thu, 27 Aug 2009 01:12:06 -0700