The body of an 88-year-old woman, Blanche Matilda Roth, remained in her bed for up to eight months even though caretakers paid daily visits to her house in Odgen, authorities said Wednesday.

Former president Eduardo Duhalde referred again to his likely candidacy for 2011: “I’m going to support the one who is best set up but I if have the chance, I’ll do my best”.

The Civic Coalition leader, Elisa Carrio, has to put up living with her daughter’s new pet, a ferret that already left marks on the elected deputy’s legs.

The General Law and Family, Women and Minority committees, of the Representatives House today failed to gather a quorum to amend the civil marriage law, allowing same-sex marriages.

After the partial approval of the nightlife law in the province of Buenos Aires, which among other measures, it requires nightclubs to close at 5.30am, Daniel Scioli demanded that the Buenos Aires government take the necessary steps to avoid that youngsters extend their nightlife in Capital Federal.

The deputy elected by Union-PRO, Francisco de Narvaez, apologized today for the outburst he had yesterday when he confirmed that people thanked him for “beating the Kirchnerists’ arse” in the last elections of June 28.

The controversy over the misprint in the Media Law won’t be debated in the Senate because the opposition failed to reach the two-thirds majority needed to determine the validity of the changes on the law.

Eventually, the Lower House reached an agreement to pass this afternoon a project on the nightlife which states that nightclubs will close at 5.30am, among other measures.

President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner defended today the increase in family allowances and stressed that “those who have more must have greater social responsibility.”

The trade union leader Luis D’Elia came to the defense of the Argentine coach “because he is a rebel and he will never submit to the canons of imperialism and its lackeys.” Also the singer Andrés Calamaro and the National Deputy Edgardo Depetri defended the number Ten.

The controversial judge who is responsible for the smuggling of ephedrine cause would keep his post after the decision taken by the Commission on Prosecution Council, chaired by the kirchnerist Representative Diana Conti, who voted in favour of rejecting the complaints against the judge.

The Oral Court Number 10 of Lomas de Zamora District sentenced to 12 years in prison one of the attackers of Socialist National Deputy Jorge Rivas, who suffered major brain damage.

The Buenos Aires province governor, Daniel Scioli, and his vice chief, Alberto Balestrini, have announced that next week they will present their resignation before the Electoral Court to their charges of Deputies. They had been elected by voters of Buenos Aires on June 28.

After Deputies’ partial approval of the Broadcasting Bill, the opposition is considering requesting its annulment on saying there were irregularities at the debate. Now Senators may correct the bill and return it to the Lower House.

Maurizio Fugatti, head of the Norhtern League Finance Committeein the House of Representatives asked today an inspector to visit Diego Maradona as he was staying there, being that the coach owes the Treasury millions of euros.

After several days plagued by rumors, it was confirmed that the Secretary of Agriculture, Carlos Cheppi, resigned. The post will be taken up by Julian Dominguez, PJ Deputy of the Metropolitan area who would assume from Friday.

Proyecto Sur (South Proyect) and Safety and Equality (SI) expressed their support to the President’s announcement on the exclusion of the telephone companies in the Broadcasting bill.

During the Saturday match between Argentina and Brazil football teams, a deputy from the government’s party was beaten and insulted in the stadium of Rosario Central. (VIDEO AVAILABLE)

Jorge Coscia, the new Secretary of Culture, is investigated by the Justice due to his management in the INCAA for “detours, errors or irregularities” on the budget and on the subsidies granting.

Elisa Carrio of Acuerdo Civico y Social, got a place at the House of Representatives.