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Latin America

Judi Lynn

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1. This is so unexpected. I assumed he had everything all under control already.

Reply to forest444 (Original post)

Fri Aug 19, 2016, 12:18 AM

Aug 2016

We do know Colombia's Alvaro Uribe's scheming involved going after the members of their Supreme Court, hoping to find ways to bend them all to his will.

That wouldn't be unexpected in this case, would it?

Hope Macri will eventually have to eat his tax cuts for the privileged.

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Argentine Supreme Court strikes down President Macri's natural gas hikes nationwide [View all] forest444 Aug 2016 OP

This is so unexpected. I assumed he had everything all under control already. Judi Lynn Aug 2016 #1

Macri did indeed try to pressure the court - though indirectly, by way of RW media. forest444 Aug 2016 #2