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Reuters: Argentina Enters New Political Era As Kirchner Dies

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Tags: Argentina, Cristina Fernandez, Nestor Kirchner

Tens of thousands of Argentines paid tribute on Thursday to Nestor Kirchner, the powerful former leader whose death robbed President Cristina Fernandez of her husband and most trusted ally.

Kirchner, 60, was widely seen as the most influential figure in his wife's government, which has maintained the same statist economic measures that supporters say helped lift the country out of the doldrums after a 2001-2002 crisis.

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