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1. Argentina (CountryReports.org)
   Provides a profile by topic, including Economy, Defense, Geography, Government, People, National Anthem, Lyrics and Related Links. Provides a map and a flag. 6-02

2. Argentina

3. 11-14-02 Argentina Defaults on Payment to World Bank (CSMonitor.com)
   "Argentina failed to make a full debt payment of $800 million owed to the World Bank on Thursday, raising fears the recession-racked country could lose its last source of foreign credit."
   
   "Cash-strapped Argentina is mired in its worst economic crisis in history and last December declared the biggest debt default ever by a sovereign nation, halting payments on about $95 billion of its $141 billion in foreign debt."

4. Argentina News (ArgentineNews.com)
   Provides daily news in English.

5. Argentina (InfoPlease.com)
   Provides a profile by topic, including Land, People, Economy, Government, and History. Provides a map. 01-06

6. Argentina (CIA.gov)
   Provides a history of the country, including history (Introduction), military, transportation, geography, people, economy, communications, transnational issues, and a map. 2-06

7. Rulers by Country - A-C (Schulz)
   Provides a list of leaders by country and date. Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrein, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin (Dahomey), Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso (Upper Volta), Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cap Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo (Brazzaville), Congo (Kinshasa, former Zaire), Costa Rica, Cote Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, and the Czech Republic (Czechoslovakia). leaders, rulers, Presidents, and Prime Ministers 9-00

8. -11-05-05 Argentines Not Supportive of Bush (Christian Science Monitor)
   "President George Bush finds little respect in Argentina. In some ways, the Guevara comparison is unfair. History hasn't judged Bush yet, and analysts here note that Argentina's favorite son benefits from a mythological status that allows vendors to sell Che T-shirts for $40 in London and New York. But there are revealing distinctions about Latin Americans' views of the freedom each symbolizes." 'What about Iraq, which Bush describes as a war of liberation from a detested dictator? 'He did that for the oil,' says the affable vendor. 'Surely people in America know that.' " 11-05

9. Preserved Inca Maiden Found and Displayed (Google.com)
   "Museumgoers gasped Thursday at the well-preserved mummy of an Inca maiden which is on display for the first time, a serene gaze etched on her face hundreds of years ago when she froze to death in the Andes.
   
   "Hundreds of people packed a museum in Salta, Argentina, to see 'la Doncella' — Spanish for 'the Maiden' — a 15-year-old girl whose remains were found in 1999 in an icy pit on Llullaillaco volcano, along with a 6-year-old girl and a 7-year-old boy."
   
   "Scientists believe the so-called Children of Llullaillaco were sacrificed more than 500 years ago in a ceremony marking the annual corn harvest. Dressed in fine clothes and given corn alcohol to put them to sleep, the victims were then left to die at an elevation of 22,080 feet." 09-07

10. Del Potro Beats Federer to Win Open (New York Times)
    "Juan Martín del Potro of Argentina did what seemed to be the unthinkable on Monday night, beating Roger Federer in a dramatic five-set match to win the United States Open for his first major championship, 3-6, 7-6 (5), 4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-2."
    
    "The big-serving, 6-foot-6 del Potro ended Federer’s remarkable string of five consecutive Open singles championships and, at 20 years old, signaled that he is ready to challenge Federer and Rafael Nadal, whom del Potro beat in the semifinal on Sunday to reach the final, as the game’s top player." 09-09

11. South America - Travel Information by Location (Excite.Travel.com)
    Provides information on dining, where to stay, and interesting things to see. Search by city, state, or country. Includes Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile and Easter Island, Colombia, Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands, Falkland Islands, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela. 3-02

12. Spanish Newspapers (World-Newspapers.com)
    Provides news. 02-06