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Argentine president says no more cabinet changes

Sat Aug 2, 2008 5:22pm EDT

BUENOS AIRES, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Argentine President Cristina Fernandez said on Saturday she planned no further changes to her cabinet following a four-month political crisis.

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Asked at her first news conference since taking office in December if she planned any more cabinet changes, she said "No."

Fernandez faced farmers' protests after she raised the tax on soy exports. She was forced to ditch the tax and replace key members of her cabinet after her control of Congress eroded and senators rejected the tax. (Reporting by Fiona Ortiz and Cesar Illiano; writing by Simon Gardner; editing by Mohammad Zargham)



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