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President Cristina Fernandez begins another 4-year term Saturday...even as capital flight surged to $18bn in just 9 months...while inflation surges to an estimated 24% annually... trailing only Venezuela.
"Now, it's up to Cristina to adjust the pegs of a model that brought to 'Kirchnerism' eight long years of growth, an increase in pensions, a drop in unemployment and a boom in consumption," said a political analyst.
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