Argentine Senate votes against hike in farm tariffs
July 18, 2008 | 8:21
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The farm crisis that has divided the agricultural powerhouse of Argentina for months took a dramatic turn Thursday, when the Senate voted against the government's incendiary new tax on grain exports.
The decisive vote was cast by the government's own vice president after an 18-hour Senate debate, stunning observers and igniting a political crisis, writes Patrick J. McDonnell of the L.A. Times.
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-- Deborah Bonello in Los Angeles
Photo: Government supporters gather outside Congress as the Senate votes on the farm tariffs. The measure, which failed, aimed to tax the agricultural sector for social projects. Credit: Eduardo Di Baia / Associated Press
