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De la Rúa Designa Nuevo Ministro de Economia
B u e n o s A ir e s ( D P A / E f e ) E l
p re sid e n te arg e n tin o . F e m a n d o d e la
R úa, confirm ó la d esig n ació n del hasta
a y e r m in is tr o d e D e fe n sa . R icard o
L ópez M u rp h y , c o m o el n u ev o titu la r
d e E co n o m ía e n re e m p la z o d e Jo sé
L uis M a ch in ea, q u ie n re n u n c ió el
p a sa d o viern es.
L u eg o d e la in c e rtid u m b re q u e
g e n e ró la e sp era d u ra n te 48 h o ras d e
un a d e fin ic ió n so b re los c a m b io s en
el g abinete, D e la R úa en v ió esta tard e
u n m e n s a je tr a n q u iliz a d o r a lo s
m e r c a d o s f i n a n c i e r o s y a la
p o b la c ió n , en u n añ o sig n a d o p o r las
e le c c io n e s le g isla tiv a s d e o c tu b re
p r ó x i m o q u e c o n d i c i o n a r á n la
s e g u n d a p arte d e su g o b iern o .
E l p re s id e n te
aseg u ró
la
c o n tin u id a d
del
p la n
de
c o n v e rtib ilid a d y p a rid a d cam b iaría,
y el cu m p lim ien to de los com prom isos
e x t e r n o s y lo s a c u e r d o s c o n
o rg a n ism o s m u ltilaterales.
L ó p e z M u rp h y , d e te n d e n c ia lib ­
e ral, a c e p tó el c a rg o tras m an ten er
u n a e x te n s a re u n ió n c o n el
m a n d a ta rio e n la resid en cia oficial de
O liv o s, lu eg o de a r r i b a r de u n v iaje
a F ran cia.
En D efen sa asu m irá el h asta ah o ra
se c re ta rio g en eral d e P resid en cia, el
a b o g a d o rad ical H o racio Ja u n a re n a ,
q u ie n y a e je rc ió el c a rg o d u ra n te la
g estió n d el en to n ces m an d atario R aúl
A lfonsín (1983-1989). Su lu g arp o d ria
ser ofrec ido a un m iem b ro del F repaso,
el p rin c ip a l so c io d e la U n ió n C ív ic a
R ad ical en la A lian za o fic ia lista q u e
g o b iern a.
. El m a n d a ta rio n o q u iso c o n firm a r
p o r a h o ra o tro s cam b io s en su e q u ip o
d e g o b ie rn o , d e c isió n q u e a d o p ta rá
d u ra n te la sem an a, p e se a q u e el je f e
d el G a b in e te , C h ry stia n C o lo m b o ,
h a b ía p e d id o a to d o s lo s m in is tro s y
alto s fu n c io n a rio s q u e p u sie ra n su
re n u n c ia a d isp o sició n .
estrictam en te con el programa
D e la R ú a d e sta c ó q u e L ó p e z
M u rp h y tien e p ro b ad o s m é rito s e n el
á m b ito e c o n ó m ico , al tie m p o q u e
Ja u n aren a c o n o ce m uy b ie n e l á re a
p o r su ex p e rie n c ia an terio r.
El m an d a ta rio ra tific ó su firm e
d e c i s i ó n d e c u m p l i r c o n lo s
c o m p ro m iso s
a s u m id o s
con
o r g a n is m o s m u l t i l a t e r a l e s y e l
a c u e rd o c o n e l F o n d o M o n e ta rio
In te rn a c io n a l (F M I) q u e c o n s o lid a
e l b l i n d a j e q u e g a r a n t i z a la
c a p a c id a d fin a n c ie r a d e l p a ís p a ra
e n f r e n t a r las o b lig a c io n e s d u ra n te
e ste a ñ o y 2 0 0 2 . L ó p e z M u r p h y
ta m b ié n se c o m p ro m e tió a c u n i p l i r
e c o n ó m ic o y a p re s e n ta d o y
re s p e ta r n u e s tro s c o m p ro m is o s
firm a d o s . M a c h in e a re n u n c ió el
v ie r n e s p a s a d o , lu e g o d e q u in c e
m e s e s d e g e s tió n , a n te la s fu e r te s
p re s io n e s d e d iv e r s o s s e c to r e s d e
la e c o n o m ía a r g e n tin a p o r la fa lta
d e p o lític a s a c tiv a s p a ra im p u ls a r
la re a c tiv a c ió n , lu e g o d e m á s de
dos
años
de
re c e s ió n
y
e s ta n c a m ie n to .
i THE LEGENDARY
M C M E N A M IN S
President of Argentina Asks Cabinet to Resign
B U E N O S A IR E S , A rg en tin a —
P resident F ern an d o D e la R u a asked
his entire C ab in et to su b m it th eir resig­
nations o n S atu rd ay , a d ay after his
e c o n o m y m in ister ab ru p tly stepped
d o w n , sp ark in g a p o litical crisis. A c­
co rd in g to a g o v ern m en t statem ent.
C h ie f o f S ta ff C h ry stian C o lo m b o
“ asked all o f the C ab in et levels m in is­
ters an d secretaries to step dow n to
facilitate a resh u fflin g o fth e C ab in et.”
D e la R u a ’s sp o k esm an confirm ed
th a t E c o n o m y M in iste r Jo se L u is
M achinea, the arch itect o f A rg en tin a’s
au sterity plan, h ad su b m itted his res­
ignation late F rid ay a m id rising dissat­
isfaction w ith a tep id tu raround from a
tw o -y ear eco n o m ic slum p.
S p o k esm an R icard o O stuni said
M ach in ea w o u ld stay o n until a suc­
cesso r co u ld b e n am ed Sunday. It w as
the b ig g est political crisis o f D e la
R u a ’s tw o -p arty ruling co alitio n sin ce
his vice p resident, C arlos A lv arez, re­
sig n ed last O cto b er and m a rk ed an­
o th er b lo w to a country m ired in a
financial crisis. T he fresh political tur­
m oil com es only w eeks after A rgentina
secured a $40-billion b ailout p lan from
international lenders. B u t spen d in g
cuts an d o th erau ste rity m easu res have
yet to trig g er eco n o m ic revival.
A rg e n tin a ’s largest d aily n ew sp a­
per, C larin, rep o rted o n its w eb site that
C ab in et C h iefC h iy stian C o lo m b o had
req u ested all m in isters an d C ab in et-
level secretaries su b m it th eir resig n a­
tions. T h e report said C o lo m b o had
acted at the req u est o f D e la R u a an d
that the m o v e w as need ed to leav e the
p resid en t w ith full “ freed o m o f m o v e­
m ent to reorganize his cabinet. ’ ’ C ronica
T V an d o th ers also rep o rted the an­
n ouncem ent am id a seco n d d ay o flate-
night m eetin g s betw een the p resid en t
and his to p aid es at his resid ence in
O liv o s , a B u e n o s A ire s s u b u rb .
M ach in ea has com e u n d er m o u nting
criticism fo r n o t doing en o u g h to re­
v iv e th e eco n o m y , n o w m ired in a
n early th ree-y ear recession. N ew s o f
h is p e n d in g re s ig n a tio n su rp ris e d
eco n o m ists an d analysts an d cam e
after financial m arkets clo sed Friday.
In D ecem b er, M achinea helped secure
a $39.7 billio n em erg en cy aid p ackage
from the International M o n etary F u n d
to b o lster th e ailin g eco n o m y an d help
A rgentina av o id defaulting o n its hefty
fo reig n d eb t obligations.
B u t neg ativ e eco n o m ic indicators
last m onth signaled areco v ery w as still
o u t o f reach , m ak in g in ternational in­
P o r su la d o , H o r a c io J a u n a r e n a
fue d e sig n a d o c o m o n u e v o m in is tro
d e D e fe n s a . E l n u e v o titu la r d e la
c a rte ra d e D e fe n s a e s u n h o m b re
lig a d o d e s d e h a c e c e r c a d e v e in te
a ñ o s a lo s a s u n to s m ilita r e s de
A rg e n tin a .
L a é p o c a q u e le to c ó v iv i r a
J a u n a re n a e n el M in is te rio d e
D e fe n s a fu e la p e o r e n la re c ie n te
h is to r ia a r g e n t in a , a c a u s a d e l
m a l e s t a r q u e e x is tía e n lo s c u a rte le s
W H IT E
vestors jittery . T h e upheaval raised
new q uestions ab o u t the future o f the
badly tattered ru lin g alliance, m a d e up
De la R u a ’s R adical P arty an d center-
left m em bers o f his F repaso coalition
partners. T h at allian ce w as b attered by
the resignation o f the v ice president
last year. M eanw hile, presidential aides
had no com m ents on p o ssib le su cces­
sors to M achinea, saying meetings would
continueSunday.“W eshouldhavesom e
definition Sunday” said O stuni, speak­
ing w ith reporters in Olivos. C urrent D e­
fense M inister R icardo Lopez, w ho cut
short a trip out o f the country, is am ong
thepossiblechoices. A tO livos, thepresi-
dent w as reported to be m eeting with a
steady stream ofpolitical leaders, includ­
ing his interiorm inisterFederico Storani,
as w ell as his brother, Justice M inister
Jorge D e la Rua.
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Glosario
Glossary
24 de febrero - February 24
ám bito - field, scope
a r r ib a r - t o arrive
avanza - advance
causa del m alestar - cause of
the discomfort
cumplir estrictamente- strictly
carry-out
derrocado presidente Joseph
E strada - overthrow president Jo­
seph Estrada
diez mil delegados-10,OOOdel-
egates
dos años de recesión - two years
o f recession
El Gobierno de Filipinas - The
government o f the Philippines
en fren tar - confront
etapa - stage
fin de semana -e n d of the week
haUazgo - discovery
los m ercados financieros - the
financial markets
m árgenes del rio Amazonas
margins o f the Amazon river
m arítim os y aéreos - maritime
and aerial
m inistro de Defensa - minister
ofDefense
ninguna - nobody
paquete-packet
p escad o r- fisherman/woman
polvo bianco - white dust
río Amazonas - Amazon river
sabia - learned
suroeste del estado - southeast
o f the state
tercer - third party
re co b ra r fuerzas - recover
strength
tres mil kilómetros -3,000kilo­
meters
vivo aqui y moriré aquí - 1 i ver
here and die here
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M an ila(R eu ters) - E l G o b ie r n o d e
F ilip in a s d ijo q u e o rd en ó a la p o licía
b lo q u e a r e n p u e rto s m a r ítim o s y
a é r e o s c u a l q u i e r in t e n t o d e l
d e rro c a d o p resid en te Jo se p h E stra d a
d e h u ir del p aís p ara e v ita r u n p o sib le
e n ju ic ia m ie n to p o r su p r e s u n to
s a q u e o d e la e c o n o m ía . P ero E strada
re c h a z ó las im p u tacio n es.
T o d o eso so n ru m o res, d ijo e n un a
en trev ista. L o h e d ich o u n a y o tra vez,
nací aquí, vivo a q u í y m o r ir é a q u i. N o
te n g o n in g u n a in te n c ió n d e irm e de
m i país. N o m e fugare.
Im a gine this: You're p ro u d o f th e
children you raised. Your grandkids
are talented and beautiful, too. The
reality of retirement has finally arrived
and it's even better than the fantasy
ou have family behind you.
Pescador halla cocaína
flotando en el Amazonas
Río de Janeiro (Efe) Un pescador
brasileño encontró 28 kilos de
co caín a flotando en el rio
Amazonas, aunque al principio no
sabía qué podía ser aquel polvo
blanco, informó la prensa local.
R aim undo C haves estaba
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m árg e n es del río A m azonas,
cuando vio un paquete de plástico
flotando. El hallazgo ocurrió el 24
de febrero cerca de la ciudad de
Santarem , en el s u ro e ste del
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Census Bureau: Hispanics
Lag in Education
W A SH IN G T O N (A P) — Hispanic
adults overall are far less likely than non-
Hispanics to be high school o r college
graduates, and wide differences exist for
subgroups within the Hispanic popula­
tional achievement, said Raul Gonzalez,
education policy analyst w ith the N a­
tional Council o f L a Raza, the nation’s
largest Latino civil rights organization.
However, analysts pointed out that His­
panic adults overall still hada low er lev els
o f educational achievem ent than non-
Il ispanics:
tion as well, the C ensus Bureau says.
Twenty-three percent o f C uban-A m en-
cansage25andover had at least bachelor's
degree, a new C ensus B ureau report
being released Tuesday shows. The re­
10.6% ofall Hispanics 25 and
older had at least a bachelor’s degree,
com pared w ith 25.6% ofthe overall U.S.
population 25 and older and 28.1% o f
non- H tspanic whi tes within the sam e age
group. 57.0% o f Hispanic adults were
sults are from a survey collected by the
bureau in M arch 2000, and are not results
from the 2000 census. A m ong Central
and South A m ericans, 17.4% ofthose25
and older graduated from college, along
with 13% o f Puerto Ricans, and 6.9% o f
graduates o f high school or had higher
education, com pared with 84.1% o f all
Am ericans and 88.4% o f non-Hispanic
M exicans in the country.
A nalysts attribute the disparity to a
whites.
A dvocacy groups hope the Bush
adm inistration w ill help close those
achievem ent gaps, said M arisa D em eo, a
law yerw iththeM exican American Legal
Defense and Educational Fund. H ispan-
ics, w ho can be o fan y race, are projected
to pass non-H ispanic blacks as the
nation’s largest minority group next year
variety o f reasons: C uban-A m erican im ­
migrants tend to be older and m ake more
m oney In addition, m any C ubans who
arrived in the U nited States over the past
several decades cam e forpolitxral asylum
and with a higher level o feducation, while
many Mexican-Americans immigrated to
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