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BUENOS AIRES: Deposed Ecuadorian president/showman Abdala Bucaram is simply not ready to fade to black. The dancing, singing "El Loco" is in Argentina, trying to wrangle some support from president Carlos Menem, but his chances aren?t good. Earlier this week, Menem had advised his ambassador in Quito not to attend new president Alarcon's swearing-in ceremony, accusing Ecuador's Congress of acting inappropriately in sacking Bucaram. But with Alarcon in place and Ecuador at peace, Menem's loyalty to his friend seemed to fade with the concerns of state. Wednesday night, Menem issued a signed statement supporting Ecuador...
...appears, at left, in an exclusive, official portrait as Argentina's once and future, if unofficial, queen. Madonna, who has already recorded the score, plus one song written for the film, is sufficiently inured to the buzz to appear in public, albeit under guard. But even President Carlos Menem has weighed in: "I don't see Madonna in the role. I don't think Argentina's people, who see Evita as a true martyr, will tolerate it." But director Alan Parker is unperturbed. "There's an extreme minority faction who have an opinion about what we're doing," he says...
...MENEM WINS SECOND TERM...
Argentine President Carlos Saul Menem was re-elected with 49.9% of the vote, defeating his main rival, Senator Josa Octavio Bordon, who won 29.2%. Menem became the first Argentine to win back-to-back presidencies since Juan Peron...
...Spanish-speaking members of the audience said they were enthralled by Menem's rhetoric and eloquence. "I was impressed by how casually he approached the problems and how casually he managed the questions," said Norma Vazquez, a Kennedy School student...