Lois Hecht Oppenheim

Professor of Political Science, American Jewish University

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Professor and Co-Chair of Political Science, American Jewish University in Los Angeles, California, and an expert on Latin America

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Cristina Fernández de Kirchner  will be the next President of Argentina, taking over from her husband Nestor and joining Chile's  Michelle Bachelet  as South America's second sitting…

Does Victory for Argentina's First Lady Put Hillary Clinton in New Light?

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