The private home of Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner and her husband Nestor Kirchner is seen in El Calafate, in the Patagonian province of Santa Cruz October 15, 2009. A federal judge has opened an investigation into the finances of Fernandez and her husband, former President Nestor Kirchner, who have reported hefty financial gains from land sales and a five-star hotel they own in El Calafate. A tourist magnet because of its proximity to the impressive Perito Moreno glacier, El Calafate grew rapidly as boutique hotels and gourmet restaurants sprang up. The Kirchners got in on the boom, opening a luxurious hotel on a property next to their weekend home in 2007. Picture taken on October 15, 2009. Reuters Pictures 1 month ago

The private home of Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner and her husband Nestor Kirchner is seen in El Calafate, in the Patagonian province of Santa Cruz October 15, 2009. A federal judge has opened an investigation into the finances of Fernandez and her husband, former President Nestor Kirchner, who have reported hefty financial gains from land sales and a five-star hotel they own in El Calafate. A tourist magnet because of its proximity to the impressive Perito Moreno glacier, El Calafate grew rapidly as boutique hotels and gourmet restaurants sprang up. The Kirchners got in on the boom, opening a luxurious hotel on a property next to their weekend home in 2007. Picture taken on October 15, 2009.

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  2. Former Argentina's President Nestor Kirchner, left, is congratulated by colleagues after being sworn in as lawmaker at the National Congress in Buenos Aires, Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009.
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  4. Former Argentina's President Nestor Kirchner, second left, swears in as lawmaker at the National Congress in Buenos Aires, Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009. From left fellow lawmakers Carlos Kunkel, Dulce Granados and Luis Cicogna also swear in.
  5. A demonstrator sleeps outside the Social Development Ministry below a sign supporting Argentina's former President Nestor Kirchner for 2011 presidential elections in Buenos Aires, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009. Protesters camped outside the Ministry demanding Argentina's government develop job programs and distribute monthly unemployment benefits.
  6. The private home of Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner and her husband Nestor Kirchner is seen in El Calafate, in the Patagonian province of Santa Cruz October 15, 2009. A federal judge has opened an investigation into the finances of Fernandez and her husband, former President Nestor Kirchner, who have reported hefty financial gains from land sales and a five-star hotel they own in El Calafate. A tourist magnet because of its proximity to the impressive Perito Moreno glacier, El Calafate grew rapidly as boutique hotels and gourmet restaurants sprang up. The Kirchners got in on the boom, opening a luxurious hotel on a property next to their weekend home in 2007. Picture taken on October 15, 2009.
  7. Tourists look at Argentina's Perito Moreno glacier from a boardwalk, near the city of El Calafate, in the Patagonian province of Santa Cruz October 16, 2009. A federal judge has opened an investigation into the finances of President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner and her husband, former President Nestor Kirchner, who have reported hefty financial gains from land sales and a five-star hotel they own in El Calafate. A tourist magnet because of its proximity to the impressive Perito Moreno glacier, El Calafate grew rapidly as boutique hotels and gourmet restaurants sprang up. The Kirchners got in on the boom, opening a luxurious hotel on a property next to their weekend home in 2007. Picture taken on October 16, 2009.
  8. A woman sits on a balcony in front of Argentina's Perito Moreno glacier near the city of El Calafate, in the Patagonian province of Santa Cruz October 16, 2009. A federal judge has opened an investigation into the finances of President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner and her husband, former President Nestor Kirchner, who have reported hefty financial gains from land sales and a five-star hotel they own in El Calafate. A tourist magnet because of its proximity to the impressive Perito Moreno glacier, El Calafate grew rapidly as boutique hotels and gourmet restaurants sprang up. The Kirchners got in on the boom, opening a luxurious hotel on a property next to their weekend home in 2007. Picture taken on October 16, 2009.
  9. BUENOS AIRES - NOVEMBER 16: In this handout image supplied by the Israeli Government Press Office (GPO), Israeli President Shimon Peres (R) meets with Argentinian President Cristina Fernandez De Kirshner November 16, 2009 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Peres is on a week-long state visit to Brazil and Argentina accompanied by representatives Israeli businesses that deal with agriculture, defence, medical equipment and water technology.
  10. BUENOS AIRES - NOVEMBER 16: In this handout image supplied by the Israeli Government Press Office (GPO), Israeli President Shimon Peres (R) meets with Argentinian President Cristina Fernandez De Kirshner November 16, 2009 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Peres is on a week-long state visit to Brazil and Argentina accompanied by representatives Israeli businesses that deal with agriculture, defence, medical equipment and water technology.
  11. BUENOS AIRES - NOVEMBER 16: In this handout image supplied by the Israeli Government Press Office (GPO), Israeli President Shimon Peres (R) meets with Argentinian President Cristina Fernandez De Kirshner November 16, 2009 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Peres is on a week-long state visit to Brazil and Argentina accompanied by representatives Israeli businesses that deal with agriculture, defence, medical equipment and water technology.
  12. BUENOS AIRES - NOVEMBER 16: In this handout image supplied by the Israeli Government Press Office (GPO), Israeli President Shimon Peres (R) meets with Argentinian President Cristina Fernandez De Kirshner November 16, 2009 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Peres is on a week-long state visit to Brazil and Argentina accompanied by representatives Israeli businesses that deal with agriculture, defence, medical equipment and water technology.
  13. BUENOS AIRES - NOVEMBER 16: In this handout image supplied by the Israeli Government Press Office (GPO), Israeli President Shimon Peres (R) meets with Argentinian President Cristina Fernandez De Kirshner November 16, 2009 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Peres is on a week-long state visit to Brazil and Argentina accompanied by representatives Israeli businesses that deal with agriculture, defence, medical equipment and water technology.
  14. BUENOS AIRES - NOVEMBER 16: In this handout image supplied by the Israeli Government Press Office (GPO), Israeli President Shimon Peres (R) meets with Argentinian President Cristina Fernandez De Kirshner November 16, 2009 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Peres is on a week-long state visit to Brazil and Argentina accompanied by representatives Israeli businesses that deal with agriculture, defence, medical equipment and water technology.
  15. Argentine President Cristina Kirchner (R) and Spain Vicepresident Maria Teresa Fernandez de la Vega talk during their meeting at Casa Rosada government house in Buenos Aires on November 09, 2009.
  16. Argentine President Cristina Kirchner (R) and Spain Vicepresident Maria Teresa Fernandez de la Vega pose for the photographer during their meeting at Casa Rosada government house in Buenos Aires on November 09, 2009.

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