Argentine President Demands Strike's End

President Cristina Fernandez refused Thursday to back down from her demand that Argentine farmers lift a nationwide strike, deepening a biter crisis over tax hikes on export crops. In a nationally televised address, she angrily rebuffed calls b thousands of striking farmers to enter into talks. She said highway blockades that have cut off the flow of goods for more than two weeks are an attack on all Argentines. This has got to be hard on all the Argentinians and may cut off their food supply too.