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     Argentina's Fernandez Eases Back to Presidential Duties After Surgery

   by Reuters

   Argentine President Cristina Fernandez resumed her duties on Monday
   after recuperating from brain surgery for the past five weeks, her
   office said.

   The president had surgery on Oct. 8 to remove blood that had pooled on
   the surface of her brain after falling and bumping her head.

   She has not made an official public appearance or speech since then.

   Fernandez's absence has been conspicuous in a country accustomed to her
   centralized leadership style and frequent speeches.

   Her office said her agenda on Monday was confined to meetings with
   senior officials. She has not yet been cleared for air travel and is
   scheduled for another medical check-up on Dec. 9.

   State media has provided no recent images of Fernandez, who was
   scheduled to meet on Monday with Secretary General Oscar Parrilli,
   Cabinet Chief Jan Manuel Abal and Vice President Amado Boudou in the
   president's official residence.

   Her government faces the threat of renewed protests from farmers who
   say her policies hurt their profits. High inflation - clocked by
   private analysts at 25 percent - rising crime, an over-valued currency
   and dwindling foreign reserves are also concerns in Latin America's No.
   3 economy.

   Her supporters suffered heavy losses in mid-term elections on Oct. 27
   that ended her chances of securing a change to the constitution that
   would have enabled her to run for a third term in 2015.
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