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Cristina Kirchner will run for president in Argentina in place of her husband. New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Financial Times

The Zetas drug cartel have been weakened by a crackdown by Mexican authorities. LA Times

Brazil’s sugar and ethanol mills are drawing increasing attention and investment by multinational corporations. Financial Times

Chavez threatens to leave Mercosur; Argentina’s secretary for interior trade attacks the energy crisis; the IDB completes a reorganization; Uruguay wants to join the Banco del Sur; and the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange seeks a better watchdog. FT Latin American Agenda

Zhenli Ye Gon, a Chinese-Mexican businessman who was caught with at least $150 million of drug related money in his Mexico City mansion, accused labor secretary Javier Lozano of forcing him to store the funds. AP

An AP journalist attempts to live off of the Cuban food ration and drops 9 pounds in a month. AP

A new Amnesty International report says that Colombia is still one of the most dangerous places in the world to be a journalist. BBC

Mary O’Grady argues that the tax reform package proposed by Mexican treasury minister Agustin Carstens disappoints by following the IMF playbook on raising taxes on corporations. Wall Street Journal

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