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Obama travels from Cuba to Argentina despite Brussels

Obama travels from Cuba to Argentina despite Brussels

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — On a fence-mending mission, President Barack Obama held up Argentina on Wednesday as an emerging world leader worthy of U.S. support, as he and Argentine President Mauricio Macri broke with years of recent tensions between their countries. Obama's state visit to Buenos Aires quickly turned into a love-fest between him and Macri, who in December replaced hot-blooded former President Cristina Fernandez, long a thorn in Obama's side. Obama lavished praise on Macri an

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — On a fence-mending mission, President Barack Obama held up Argentina on Wednesday as an emerging world leader worthy of U.S. support, as he and Argentine President Mauricio Macri broke with years of recent tensions between their countries. Obama's state visit to Buenos Aires quickly turned into a love-fest between him and Macri, who in December replaced hot-blooded former President Cristina Fernandez, long a thorn in Obama's side. Obama lavished praise on Macri an…