Current — French Election

Current — French Election

• Russia and the West: Vladimir Putin’s European Adventures

  

  // AS RUSSIA’S president, Vladimir Putin, sat down for dinner with his French counterpart, François Hollande, this week in Paris (one of two state dinners in th... Read more

  The 06 june 2014 by   Stizzard
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• Seismic Shifts in French Politics: Triple Shock

  

  // Marilyn Le Pen FRANCE is reeling from a triple political shock. Within the space of 48 hours, Marine Le Pen’s populist National Front (FN) triumphed at the... Read more

  The 04 june 2014 by   Stizzard
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• 25 French Song That You Should Know

  

  From classic to mainstream! Dalida Garde – Garde-Moi la Dernière Danse (1957) A Franco-Italian diva who dominated the French disco in the roaring... Read more

  The 03 june 2014 by   Elena
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• In Which 'SoD' Said Something Shrewd

  'SoD' ('Son of Duff' to newcomers and those of you who have not been paying attention) very kindly put his old father up for a night on Friday (or perhaps 'put... Read more

  The 02 june 2014 by   Davidduff
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• Europe’s Elections: The Eurosceptic Union

  

  // FOR once, Europe’s leaders seemed to agree: the European Union must change, and fast. After the European elections on May 22nd-25th, which saw the strong ris... Read more

  The 30 may 2014 by   Stizzard
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• France and Europe: Shocks Ahead

  

  // Le Pen sends a message to Europe AFTER a dismal result in the local elections in March, President François Hollande’s Socialists are steeling themselves for... Read more

  The 28 may 2014 by   Stizzard
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• Europe's Voters Move Sharply Right

  Europe's parliamentary elections have resulted in big gains for those opposed to Eurocrat over-reach, including right-wing parties in France, the UK, and Greece... Read more

  The 27 may 2014 by   Hughvw
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• The Rhodes Campaign is Nearly Over

  Yes indeed, after a lightning campaign which yesterday saw me driving around most of the Island looking mostly at ruins old and, courtesy of that criminal... Read more

  The 26 may 2014 by   Davidduff
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• Roger Vieillard: The Architecture of Time

  

  I’ve posted before about some of the great names of twentieth-century French engraving—Jean-Émile Laboureur, Henri-Georges Adam, Ferdinand Springer. Read more

  The 13 may 2014 by   Adventuresintheprinttrade
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• 'Adolf' Putin?

  First of all let me say thank you to 'SoD' for sending me a fascinating and, I think, a perceptive article from Der Spiegel written by their weekly... Read more

  The 06 may 2014 by   Davidduff
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• Saying NO to Marine Le Pen The National Front and Yes to France and Their...

  

  This is going to be a very short yet succinct observation and article of my perceptions of Marine Le Pen, the National Front and saying Yes to France and aidin... Read more

  The 02 may 2014 by   Benjaminkanarek
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• Come, 'ma Belle France', Let Me Take You Away from All This!

  Poor France, ragged, bagged and shagged by that bully, Germany, not once, not twice but three times in 75 years! It is no wonder that the poor, bedraggled... Read more

  The 30 april 2014 by   Davidduff
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• Er, About That Light at the End of the Tunnel . . .

  It's not an approaching train, it's two approaching high-speed trains and they're heading straight for us! The first to hit us is the Scottish referendum and th... Read more

  The 26 april 2014 by   Davidduff
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• French Politics: Vallsmania

  

  // Valls ties the boss in knots WHEN President François Hollande chose Manuel Valls as his new prime minister, he took a big gamble. Read more

  The 18 april 2014 by   Stizzard
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• Al Sharpton Was F.B.I. Informant Against Mob.

  

  Schadenfreude - is pleasure derived from the misfortunes of others. You know troops even I who loathe this gutter scum have to say wow Rev. You in deep doo... Read more

  The 09 april 2014 by   Eowyn
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• France’s New Government: Valls Triste—or Happy?

  

  // FIVE years ago, in 2009, after Manuel Valls urged his unreconstructed party to drop the word “socialist” from its name, he was ordered by its leader to shut... Read more

  The 03 april 2014 by   Stizzard
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• Madrid, May 10th, 2014: Dying in the Great Lakes Event

  

  Dying in the Great Lakes: Don’t Be Blind This TimeOn April 2nd, 2014 the African Diaspora [mainly Congolese and Rwandan] gathered in Brussels to denounce... Read more

  The 02 april 2014 by   Therisingcontinent
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• French Local Elections: Frontal Assault

  

  // Marine assurance SHE has the glint in the eye and the breezy confidence of a politician who knows that things are going her way. Read more

  The 02 april 2014 by   Stizzard
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• 'Plus Ça Change' and All That Sort of Thing

  Here's an interesting quote: "... most [...] politicians all look and sound the same. Drawn from a narrow social class, educated in the same elite government... Read more

  The 01 april 2014 by   Davidduff
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• a Neon Touch

  

  love, love, love that house in the Netherlands with some touches of neon...summer is not so far!!!!j'adooooore cette maison en Hollande avec des touches de... Read more

  The 29 march 2014 by   Cristine Cez
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• Greenpeace Activists Occupy French Nuclear Plant

  

  After police took down the banner from the nuclear reactor, another group of activists unfurled a banner on speedboats on the nearby Rhine Read more

  The 20 march 2014 by   Earth First! Newswire
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• Hollande’s Recent Trip to Nigeria

  

  Is French intervention in Nigeria going to enflame tensions between North and South, and increase the hegemony of big oil in the Niger River Delta? Read more

  The 18 march 2014 by   Earth First! Newswire
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• Mary -Kate Olsen Engaged to French Boyfriend Olivier Sarkozy

  

  It is reported that the 27 year old striking beauty and fashionsta Mary-Kate Olsen is engaged to her French boyfriend Olivier Sarkozy, half brother of French... Read more

  The 11 march 2014 by   Macrogers
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• Paris: Petits Commerces Versus Grandes Écoles

  

  A lot of small shops around Paris have this sign in their windows-- bakeries, butcher shops, bookstores and stationers, hardware stores, fish shops, cobblers,... Read more

  The 08 march 2014 by   Sedulia
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• France’s Government: François Hollande Mulls a Reshuffle

  

  // WHEN in trouble, ditch the prime minister. This has been a guiding principle of many modern French presidents, who enjoy sweeping powers to change prime... Read more

  The 08 march 2014 by   Stizzard
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• The Stench of Humbuggery is Just Too Nauseating!

  Come back, Lord Grey, all is forgiven! Yes, you did rather craftily manouvre us towards WWI but you were right to do so and, in the final analysis, you ensured... Read more

  The 06 march 2014 by   Davidduff
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• Putin to Take Crimea and Eastern Ukraine?

  

  Is US President Obama always sleeping? In a scenario right out of the Benghazi playbook, once again Mr. Obama’s security team has met in a crisis without him. Read more

  The 02 march 2014 by   Mendeleyeev
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• Is France Being Let Down?

  Is France going into a deflationary spiral? Some economists — a minority, admittedly, but a growing one — fear it might be. If so, the consequences for France,... Read more

  The 28 february 2014 by   Craig Ryan
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• French Politics: A Sarkozy Comeback?

  

  // Remember me? HER husband, Jacques Chirac, a former French president, may be long gone from public life, but Bernadette Chirac remains a wily political... Read more

  The 27 february 2014 by   Stizzard
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• Boko Haram Leader Abubakar Shekau Is Dead! By Dr. Peregrino Brimah

  

  www.simplesharebuttons.comShare the Opines..2301By Dr. Peregrino Brimah “Shekau was mortally wounded in the encounter—on 30 June, when soldiers raided a Boko... Read more

  The 23 february 2014 by   Samoluexpress
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• DRC: Season of Treason And Uncertainties Within Kabila's Camp

  

  (PHOTO: Albert Yuma Mulimbi, Chair of DRC Chamber of Commerce, CEO of state mining giant GECAMINES, and chief auditor of the Central Bank) *** This year seems t... Read more

  The 21 february 2014 by   Aengw
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• Why Can't We Just Mind Our Own Damn Business?

  Slumped in my armchair I have been watching the 'goings on' in Kiev through beady and, yes, probably bloodshot, too, eyes. My knowledge of the Ukraine is roughl... Read more

  The 20 february 2014 by   Davidduff
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• US Company Wants to Bring Free Wi-fi to 100% of World: Mark of the Beast...

  

  I enjoyed Rapture Ready editor Terry James's essay this week called Tribulation Technologies Tightening. The title is evocative, isn't it? Read more

  The 19 february 2014 by   Elizabethprata
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• Greenpeace Dumps Coal Outside Elysee Palace in Energy Protest

  

  Five tonnes of coal in front of the French presidential palace Read more

  The 19 february 2014 by   Earth First! Newswire
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• America is Unraveling, and the Worst is Yet to Come

  

  The United States of Decline America unravels at an increasingly dizzying pace. By Deroy Murdock, a fellow at the Hoover Institution in Stanford University... Read more

  The 18 february 2014 by   Eowyn
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• French Reforms: Taxi Wars

  

  // “PARIS is the only city in the world where it is hard to find a taxi.” So in 2008 said an embarrassed Nicolas Sarkozy, then France’s president, exasperated b... Read more

  The 15 february 2014 by   Stizzard
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• Barack Obama's Diary: Awkwa-a-a-a-a-a-r-d....

  

  Dear Diary: I woke this morning with an overwhelming feeling of relief. At last night's state banquet for French President Francois Hollande, we had to seat... Read more

  The 13 february 2014 by   Hughvw
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• Mooch’s $12,000 Dress

  

  Two weeks ago, Mooch sent out a fundraising email to supporters asking them to donate $10 or more “to help protect Obamacare.” Last night, the White House had... Read more

  The 12 february 2014 by   Eowyn
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• Progress Notes for Patient 540463, OBAMA, Barack, H.

  2/11/14  As a psychiatrist, I encounter some strange ideas in the course of my life. But none stranger than the arranging of a state dinner for a visiting... Read more

  The 11 february 2014 by   Hughvw
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• Progress Notes: Patient No, 540463, OBAMA, Barack, H.

  2/10/14: Is is not unusual for someone such as myself to feel embarrassment on behalf of a patient. But this patient is straining the limits of my tolerance. Read more

  The 10 february 2014 by   Hughvw
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• Barack Obama's Diary: Vive Le Socialisme!

  Dear Diary: "Bonjour, Francois....bienvenue a l'Amerique" I began today by repolishing my excellent French during breakfast, to be ready for the arrival of... Read more

  The 10 february 2014 by   Hughvw
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• France and America: Mr Hollande Goes to Washington

  

  // So who wants croissants for breakfast? THIRTY years ago a French Socialist president flew to Silicon Valley to see the future. Read more

  The 09 february 2014 by   Stizzard
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• "Queen to Make State Visit to France"

  From the BBC:The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh are to make a three-day state visit to France this summer, Buckingham Palace has said. Read more

  The 03 february 2014 by   Markwadsworth
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• A French Scandal Born and Nurtured Via the Media

  

  This is the weekend edition of TheMarioBlog and will be updated as needed. The next blog post is Monday, January 27 TAKEAWAY: The President of France, the... Read more

  The 24 january 2014 by   Themarioblog
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• Progress Notes for Patient 540463, OBAMA, Barack H.

  01/19/14: Patient is not a decisive man on a good day. Today is not a good day. He will be hosting French President Francois Hollande at a State Dinner on Feb... Read more

  The 19 january 2014 by   Hughvw
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• French Politics: Le Hollande Nouveau

  

  // IT TAKES a messy love life to put fire into the belly of a French president. At least that is how it seemed on January 14th, when President François Hollande... Read more

  The 18 january 2014 by   Stizzard
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• France Rocked by Presidential Sex Scandal

  

  Everyone loves a juicy sex scandal now and then, and there is a huge one brewing across the channel from us in the UK. Francois Hollande the French President... Read more

  The 17 january 2014 by   Solarisastro
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• Massive Pile of Poop Dumped Outside the French National Assembly

  

  “Out with [Prime Minister] Hollande and the whole political class!” Read more

  The 17 january 2014 by   Earth First! Newswire
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• Uproar Over Professor Who Advocates Assassinating Obama

  

  Both the Left and the Right are in a foaming-at-the-mouth uproar over an essay written by Georgetown University adjunct professor Michael Scheuer. Read more

  The 16 january 2014 by   Eowyn
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• Seven Days in New York.

  

  Wow. It's been two weeks since I have posted! In all of Ella Coquine history, this has never happened. What is going on? For those of you who follow me on... Read more

  The 16 january 2014 by   Ellacoquine
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• What a Pathetic Bunch of Dutiful Poodles!

  On and off yesterday, but mostly off, I half-watched the President of France dodge the softest, easiest press love-in I have ever seen. Read more

  The 15 january 2014 by   Davidduff
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• "French President Francois Hollande Made Secret Payments to Magazine That Expose...

  From The Daily Mail:  The uncharismatic and unpopular French president Francois Hollande made secret payments to a magazine to persuade them to suggest he was... Read more

  The 10 january 2014 by   Markwadsworth
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• Congolese Awakening: Paris, December 21st, 2013 [remember Why They Died]

  They made it look like the American civil rights movement of the 60s. At that time, they were people of colour marching in many US cities claiming equality of... Read more

  The 26 december 2013 by   Therisingcontinent
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• François Hollande’s Travels: Home Thoughts from Abroad

  // FRANCE’S president, François Hollande, has become an inveterate jet-setter. In a single week in mid-December he notched up two continents, dropping in on... Read more

  The 18 december 2013 by   Stizzard
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• Mooch’s Vulcan Death Stare

  

  What’s a Vulcan Death Stare (or Glare)?From the Urban Dictionary:A glare that is given with so much anger and hatred that you feel frozen and can’t move from it... Read more

  The 17 december 2013 by   Eowyn
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• Le Bistrot Valois in the 1st: A Genuine, Real, Down-to-earth Bistro with a...

  

  5.7 Le Bistrot Valois, 1 bis, place de Valois in the 1st (across from Le Lulli), 01,42.61.35.04, closed Sundays, was described in A Nous Paris as a cantine for... Read more

  The 03 december 2013 by   Johntalbott
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• Clashes in Rome Over High Speed Rail Link

  

  As with the proposed high speed rail project in the UK, its real purpose will be to get chinless, pin striped businessmen, between bases quicker. Read more

  The 29 november 2013 by   Earth First! Newswire
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• Overseas Exile Expat Survey Results — Politics

  

  Today is part 4 of the Overseas Exile survey results. It's all about that subject we love to hate: politics. The answers may surprise you. As usual, click on th... Read more

  The 27 november 2013 by   Ovid
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• Francois Hollande in Ramallah

  Michael L.The tidbit below was written by Evelyn Gordon and published by Commentary:For the second time in two weeks, France has proven itself the most serious... Read more

  The 20 november 2013 by   Mikelumish
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• The Obama Presidency Divides America

  The Obama administration faces political deadlocks too frequently, like sequestration and government shutdown. Partisan divide among the American public arose... Read more

  The 14 november 2013 by   Shahalexander
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• Red State France Is Doing Fine, Thank You

  

  Released under GNU Free Documentation License Standard and Poor's has cut France's credit rating, apparently concerned that France can't rescue itself from its... Read more

  The 13 november 2013 by   Ovid
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• Will France Attack Germany?

  Well, it would make a change, don't you think? But of course, I don't mean a military attack, I mean a political-economic attack and the' battlefield' as so... Read more

  The 08 november 2013 by   Davidduff
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• Mieux Vaut En Rire... Laughter is the Best Medicine...

  

  I worry about France. I really do.I browsed the web today, and learned a few fascinating facts. There was some sad news , like the kidnapping and murder of two... Read more

  The 07 november 2013 by   Frenchgirlinseattle
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• Barack Obama's Diary: I Was Only Joking

  Dear Diary:  What if I threw a huge healthcare party and nobody came? If you were to smoke a cigar-sized joint of Maui Wowie, as I did this morning you would... Read more

  The 26 october 2013 by   Hughvw
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• French Politics: A Mishandled Muddle

  

  // Leonarda calling her friends in France EACH time it looks as if things cannot get much worse for François Hollande, they do. Read more

  The 25 october 2013 by   Stizzard
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• Global Power Project: Connecting Josef Ackermann, the Institute of...

  

  By: Andrew Gavin MarshallOriginally posted at Occupy.com In Part 1 of a Global Power Project exposé on the Institute of International Finance (IIF), I examined... Read more

  The 24 october 2013 by   Andrewgavinmarshall
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• French Politics: Against the Odds

  

  // IT WAS a double blow for France’s Socialist president, François Hollande. On October 13th, Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Front (FN) bagged a symbolic... Read more

  The 23 october 2013 by   Stizzard
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• French Politics: Dédiabolisation

  

  // Marine Le Pen is different from her old man HE HAS the clean-cut look and neatly pressed suit that suggest a management consultant. Read more

  The 11 october 2013 by   Stizzard
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• Truth Hurts but It's Worth Listening to

  Our poor, decrepit, old, 'septic Isle' has suffered a couple of slaps in the kisser just recently. First, President Hollande of France told us that our prime... Read more

  The 13 september 2013 by   Davidduff
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• As an Amateur Thesp, Myself, I Give Obama a Big 'F'!

  Cheating by quoting, I know, but we are in the process of taking delivery of new bedroom furniture and the house is a shambles, and the 'Memsahib' insists on... Read more

  The 06 september 2013 by   Davidduff
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• Sky News: Syria Crisis and France

  

  I told Sky News Francois Hollande jumped the gun in being too ready to join the US in military action against Syria, leaving him high and dry when Obama... Read more

  The 04 september 2013 by   Mfrancoiscerrah
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• French Holidays: The Hardworking Mr Hollande

  // LAST summer, when François Hollande was keen to show what a normal Frenchman he was, the newly elected Socialist president went off on holiday to the... Read more

  The 01 september 2013 by   Stizzard
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• Sky News – Boulton and Co: Syria and the French Intervention

  

  I told Sky News that although French public opinion is not in favour of military intervention in Syria, the Socialist party backs its leader’s position and the... Read more

  The 30 august 2013 by   Mfrancoiscerrah
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• Syria – A Very Serious Situation Gets Even Worse.

  

  Heart-breaking. That’s the only word I can think of when considering what is transpiring in the country of Syria. A civil war has been raging for 2 years, many... Read more

  The 24 august 2013 by   Solarisastro
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• Real Men Change Nappies

  

  Baby in fresh nappy, hopefully changed by daddy. Image courtesy of photostock at FreeDigitalPhotos.net.I read with interest the article by Kasey Edwards, “Frenc... Read more

  The 23 august 2013 by   Suzanne Robinson
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• Egypt Under Empire, Part 4: Dancing Between Dictatorship and Democracy

  

  By: Andrew Gavin MarshallOriginally published at The Hampton InstitutePart 1: Working Class Resistance and European Imperial Ambitions Part 2: The “Threat” Of... Read more

  The 07 august 2013 by   Andrewgavinmarshall
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• Why Are Their Right-wing Chicks Better Looking Than Ours?

  

  I ask because today there are three 'ladies in waiting' for high political office, one Italian, one French and one Brit. You need only look at these photos to... Read more

  The 06 august 2013 by   Davidduff
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• Charlemagne: Vamos a La Playa

  

  AT LAST, August is upon us. The summer fruit is plump and the sea is warm. You can almost hear the warbling melody of “La Mer”, Charles Trenet’s ode to the... Read more

  The 01 august 2013 by   Stizzard
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• AJEnglish: “France: Police Brutality, Not Burkas, the Source of Tensions”

  Until recently, the Parisian suburb of Trappes was famous for producing some of France’s brightest stars, including footballer Nicolas Anelka and comedian... Read more

  The 26 july 2013 by   Mfrancoiscerrah
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• Mon Dieu, J'ai Perdu Mon Pantalon!

  If that is not a famous line from a Feydeau farce then it ought to be, otherwise it might do as a press release from the French Minister of Defence who finds... Read more

  The 23 july 2013 by   Davidduff
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• Greenpeace Members Arrested After France Nuclear Break-in

  

  Cross Posted from CBCAround 30 Greenpeace activists were arrested on Monday after breaking into an EDF nuclear power plant in southern France, saying they wante... Read more

  The 15 july 2013 by   Earth First! Newswire
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• France’s Political Right: Sarkozy Resartus?

  

  Sarko’s bouncing back AFTER losing the presidential election last year, Nicolas Sarkozy promised to retire from French political life. But his vow was... Read more

  The 15 july 2013 by   Stizzard
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• Lost in Translation: Valérie Trierweiler as DRC "First Lady of Hearts"; & Death...

  

  (PHOTO: France's First Lady Valérie Trierweiler, center, and French Delegate Minister to Francophony Yamina Benguigui, with one victim of sexual and gender-base... Read more

  The 11 july 2013 by   Aengw
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• What You Should Know About the New Bulgari Diva Collection

  

  Bulgari’s new Diva collection features a number of stunning necklaces, bracelets, earrings and pendants that are sure to catch the eye and leave one amazed. Read more

  The 07 july 2013 by   Raymondleejewelers
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• The World 'Will Be Shocked' Over Next NSA Leaked Bombshell (Video)

  

  By Susan Duclos Glenn Greenwald, Guardian journalist who broke the NSA surveillance story showing the extent of the expansion of domestic spying under Barack... Read more

  The 02 july 2013 by   Susanduclos
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• La (not So) Belle Epoque!

  Happily, La France is well on its way down les toilettes socialiste! I say "happily" but I don't really mean it. Every nation needs a neighbour to poke fun at... Read more

  The 02 july 2013 by   Davidduff
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• Europe Raises Heat on U.S. Over Spying, France’s Green Party Requests Asylum...

  

  By Sam Schechner in Paris and Harrieet Torry in Berlin / WSJ OnlineThe leaders of France and Germany raised the heat on the U.S. Monday as the fallout from... Read more

  The 01 july 2013 by   Earth First! Newswire
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• La Petite Maison: Nothing Compares with the Original, Nice, France

  

  Anthony's Restaurant Rating: 77/100 XWelcoming:5/10 Menu Choices: 9/10 Food Presentation: 8/10 Food Temperature: 8/10 Food Taste: 18/20 ... Read more

  The 26 june 2013 by   Nogarlicnoonions
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• French Reforms: Must We Work Harder?

  

  INSPIRED by the wartime programme of the National Resistance Council, the French welfare state was designed to “free workers from the uncertainty of tomorrow” b... Read more

  The 22 june 2013 by   Stizzard
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• The Resurgence of National Pride and the Future of Europe

  

  Stolen From Gates of Vienna Below is the text of the speech given by Geert Wilders in Los Angeles today. Speech by Geert Wilders Los Angeles, June 9, 2013 Dear... Read more

  The 10 june 2013 by   Susanduclos
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• The Sunday Rumble: 9.6.13

  If you have nails, prepare to bite them now: For the last two days the new Chinese president has been in talks with Obama who has been supported in these... Read more

  The 09 june 2013 by   Davidduff
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• Charlemagne: Crank up the Motor

  

  ANGELA MERKEL and François Hollande have broken the ice. Relations between the German chancellor and French president started frostily when Mr Hollande was... Read more

  The 06 june 2013 by   Stizzard
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• François Hollande: Presidency Through Ambiguity

  

  Normal? Moi? IT ALL started with the word “normal”. François Hollande chose the term to define the sort of president he promised to be. To the French ear, it... Read more

  The 30 may 2013 by   Stizzard
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• How’d You Like to Be Taxed at 100%?

  

  Thousands of French Households Taxed 100%Yahoo Finance: More than 8,000 French households’ tax bills topped 100 percent of their income in 2012, according to a... Read more

  The 21 may 2013 by   Eowyn
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• It's Time the French Had Another Revolution

  

  I suggest this because of the various bits and pieces of, mostly bad, news seeping across the channel and also a very interesting article by Joseph A. Harriss i... Read more

  The 20 may 2013 by   Davidduff
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• 'it's a Tragedy': the John Galliano Saga in Episodes

  

  ‘it’s a tragedy’: the John Galliano saga in episodes It seems there’s no redemption token on sight for John Galliano, the immensely talented designer. [as seen... Read more

  The 19 may 2013 by   F.b.c.reations
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• France Back in Recession

  

  France is back in a recession, the second time in 4 years as Socialist Party leader and President Francois Hollande comes under further criticism. The... Read more

  The 15 may 2013 by   Aca The Underground
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• Large Corporations Seek U.S.–European ‘Free Trade Agreement’ to Further Global...

  

  By: Andrew Gavin MarshallOriginally posted at: AlterNet Shutterstock.com/Nightman1965 A corporate world order is emerging, and like any parasite, it is slowly... Read more

  The 12 may 2013 by   Andrewgavinmarshall
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• France and Germany: A Tandem in Trouble

  

  IT HAS been at the core of the European project ever since its inception in the early 1950s. Even so the Franco-German relationship has worked largely by... Read more

  The 07 may 2013 by   Stizzard
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• The Problems of the Parti Socialiste

  

  François Hollande (Photo credit: photogreuhphies) Francois Hollande has now been the President for France for one year. Looking at the French political scene, i... Read more

  The 04 may 2013 by   Thepoliticalidealist
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