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| The Casa Rosada, or Pink House, is the Presidential Headquarters. It was painted pink as a compromised between two 19th century political factions, one whose color was red, the other's white. |
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The building had grown faded and so the last president, Carlos Menem, ordered the building repainted. Unfortunately they ran out of funds and left only the front painted. There are rumors of corruption and embezzlement from the paint fund. The half finished job is an unfortunate symbol of many, many things in Argentina.
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