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The Empty ATM

Photo Essay - Argentina, from economic melt-down to political crisis.

A Genetic Time-Bomb


Breaking the Bank

In June 2002, after President Duhalde signed a decree that offered to pay bank depositors their savings in government assets, Argentines took to the streets with picks and hammers. Here, residents of Buenos Aires attempt to gain entry to a Bank of Boston branch in the city's financial district.


photo credit: REUTERS/Marcos Haupa
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