Argentina hit by strike over inflation, crime

[World News]

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A strike against the policies of Argentinian President Cristina Kirchner halted trains and buses on Thursday amid growing public discontent over high inflation and crime. In Buenos Aires and its suburbs, long lines of commuters formed as workers left earlier than usual on Wednesday to try to get home. Kirchner's center-left government is being blamed for an annual inflation rate of over 30 percent. We have arranged to get to work (Thursday) in a taxi," said Diana Gonzalez, 26, who works in a pharmacy in Buenos Aires.

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