Argentine power couple draws Clinton comparisons

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http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSN2321978420071023?sp=1

Argentine power couple draws Clinton comparisons
Tue Oct 23, 2007 12:18pm EDT

By Katie Paul

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina's first lady is almost certain to be elected president this weekend and take over from her husband, crowning the so-called Clintons of the South as the ultimate power couple.

Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner is the clear front-runner in the presidential election on Sunday, helped by her husband Nestor Kirchner's success in guiding Argentina out of economic crisis and into a boom during his four years in power.

The couple's political partnership is similar in many ways to that of former U.S. President Bill Clinton and his wife, senator and presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, a comparison the Kirchners generally embrace.

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The couples are friendly: the Kirchners recently lunched with Bill Clinton on a visit to New York and Hillary has since called for a closer relationship with Argentina.

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