The President spoke for an hour at the barbecue offered in Olivos to senators and representatives from Frente Para la Victoria (the ruling party) “The deterioration in the credibility of institutions is the prelude to authoritarian adventures,” she said.

Argentina, the largest consumer of beef in the world, provides mobile fishmongers who sell hake and squid in neighborhoods at bargain prices in order to avoid the rise on the price of beef.

Foreign Minister Jorge Taiana will head tomorrow in San Carlos de Bariloche, in Edelweiss Hotel, a special seminar on the SAC-D/Aquarius satellite mission.

Mothers and wives of jailed dissidents in Cuba, called ‘Damas de Blanco’, organized protests.

A judge ordered the detention in Misiones of former military chief Luis Alberto Sarmiento of 84 years old.

After a medical report which indicated that the retired Colonel suffers from an ailment with a worsening health condition that precludes inquiry, the judge from Posadas decided to reverse the indictment for crimes against humanity.

The power outage was caused by a severe storm in the area, affecting the Neonatal Hospital in the city of Cordoba.

After the arrest of the father of Judge Maria Jose Sarmiento, who failed against the Government for the use of reserves, she stated that “obviously” the ruling party is involved.

During an act in the border of Neuquen and Rio Negro, President Cristina Fernandez defend once again the use of national reserves to pay the public debt and challenged the opposition to come with a better idea.

As he announced it yesterday, Vice President Julio Cobos, materialized this morning an appeal against the court ruling that ordered that the officialist senator Beatriz Rojkes Alperovich be reinstated in the Bicameral Commission, in charge of analyzing the Decrees of Necessity and Urgency (NUD).

Pedro Peretti, of theArgentine Agrarian Federation (FAA) told international media that “The situation is quite confusing. We have just heard that meat export formalities were increased . It is a brake which is a further blow to the trade, alters the rules and creates difficulties in a business where long-term stability is extremely important.

Former president Eduardo Duhalde said that Francisco De Narvaez “has the right” to present himself before the Supreme Court that adjudicates whether he can be a candidate for president in 2011.

Jorge “Tigre” Acosta, former intelligence chief of ESMA, delcared today at the trial for crimes committed on the military base, and admitted for the first time that there had been detainees at the School of Naval Mechanics, which operated as a clandestine detention centre during Argentina’s dictatorship.

President Cristina Fernandez is to meet on Saturday with all officialist senators and deputies in the presidential residence of Olivos. They are going to analyze the parliamentary strategy.

Actor Antonio Grimau today asked the prosecutor who is responsible for investigating the death of his son, to be a complainant in the case.

Julio Cobos, Vice President of the Nation, reported that he will “appeal the ruling” that favored the government.

Following a court decision, the ruling party managed to prevent the debate of the NUD that enables the use of reserves to pay debts in the Lower House.

Former dictator Jorge Rafael Vdiela refused to testify today at the hearing that was convened in order to broaden the investigation into the cause of crimes committed within the jurisdiction of the First Army Corps during the military dictatorship.

Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner introduced a program aimed at promoting the consumption of fish and seafood in the country.

Economy Minister Amado Boudou called off his appointment at the Lower House, where he was to be questioned by the Finance Committe. He explained that he wanted to go to the Congress a single time to meet with the two committes – Finance and Budget.