Contributor Reports80 percent of French oppose more troops for Afghanistan
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Paris :: France | updated Sun Dec 06 10:06:28 -0800 2009 | political-news
More than 80 percent of French people are against Paris sending more troops to Afghanistan, according to an opinion poll carried out for a regional newspaper. The Ifop poll for the weekly Sud Ouest Dimanche showed 82 percent opposed to...
ReachA Famed Paris Restaurant to Auction Its Wines
Source: The New York Times
Paris :: France | updated Fri Dec 04 20:28:27 -0800 2009 | political-news
The French capital sprawls over an older version of itself, a vast warren of tunnels and stone chambers, many dating from the Middle Ages and now housing anything from pantries to jazz bars. After the gold vaults of the Bank...
French PM defends divisive national identity debate
Source: The Daily Star
Paris :: France | updated Fri Dec 04 16:02:47 -0800 2009 | political-news
French Prime Minister Francois Fillon defended on Friday a debate on “national identity” that was launched by the government but has spiraled out of control, offering a platform for xenophobic views. Fillon gave an impassioned speech on the subject of “what...
No Repeat of O.J. Trial for BART Cop
Source: East Bay Express
Bart :: France | updated Thu Dec 03 14:47:15 -0800 2009 | political-news
It’s widely accepted that the media circus surrounding the 1995 murder trial of O.J. Simpson in Los Angeles intensified when Judge Lance Ito allowed the case to be televised. The conventional wisdom is that the resulting “ observer effect ,”...
Motsepe turns down Sanlam chairmanship
Source: Daily Mail & Guardian
Boé :: France | updated Thu Dec 03 22:29:58 -0800 2009 | political-news
Leading South African businessman Patrice Motsepe has turned down the opportunity to become chairperson of Sanlam, the JSE-listed insurer said on Thursday. Roy Andersen, the non-executive chairperson of the board, had indicated that he wished to step down as chairperson...
France inaugurates building on new Louvre branch
Source: The Boston Globe
Paris :: France | updated Fri Dec 04 03:42:37 -0800 2009 | political-news
France— France's culture minister has inaugurated the construction site of a new branch of the Louvre Museum in a depressed area of northern France. The glass and aluminum museum is scheduled to open in 2012 in Lens. It's being built...
Alex Salmond 'used sacked Fiona Hyslop as scapegoat and misled ...
Source: The Scotsman
Alex :: France | updated Thu Dec 03 16:48:20 -0800 2009 | political-news
Salmond was last night accused of using his sacked education secretary Fiona Hyslop as a scapegoat to protect himself against allegations that he misled parliament and had broken the government's ministerial code. • Alex Salmond addresses the Scottish Parliament yesterday...
Greens hoping for tougher ETS fm Aust
Source: Newstalk ZB
Marseille :: France | updated Wed Dec 02 09:27:15 -0800 2009 | political-news
ETS debate at fever pitch 24/11/2009 17:29:00 Newstalk ZB host Larry Williams speaks with political editor Barry Soper about the debate over the emissions trading scheme legislation in Parliament. > Listen Climate Change Minister Nick Smith 23/11/2009 17:22:00 Newstalk ZB...
Family bids to stop France's richest woman giving cash away
Source: Inquirer.net
Nanterre :: France | updated Wed Dec 02 16:04:23 -0800 2009 | political-news
The daughter of France's richest woman, multi-billionaire L'Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt, has asked a court to place her under a judicial supervision order, lawyers said Wednesday. The 87-year-old socialite's daughter, Francoise Bettencourt-Meyers, argues that her mother is no longer...
Sharples defends Harawira let-off
Source: New Zealand Herald
Paris :: France | updated Wed Dec 02 10:23:58 -0800 2009 | political-news
He will also stay in his electorate rather than attend the final fortnight of Parliament following the drawn-out process of defending himself against calls to stand down from the Maori Party. However, he escaped serious censure and was welcomed back...
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