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Yesterday | International Business Times

'Use Me' IMF Chief Christine Lagarde Wrote to Nicolas Sarkozy

One of the most powerful women in the world, Lagarde, 57, was finance minister in the conservative government led by Sarkozy's former political adviser Franois Fillon.

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Yesterday | National Review Online

Conrad Black: The Syria Mess

There, President Obama uttered sanctimonious comments for weeks that Moammar Qaddafi "must go" without lifting a finger to ensure that that happened.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Air Force, US Navy

Sun Jun 16, 2013

Bloomberg

France Telecom Board Considers Changing CEO for Third Time in a Decade

France Telecom SA's board meets today to determine whether Chief Executive Stephane Richard will keep his job after being charged with fraud linked to his time at the French finance ministry five years ago.

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Related Topix: France Telecom, Telecom, Francois Hollande

Fox 23

G8 faces uncertain recoveries, turbulent markets

French President, Nicolas Sarkozy gives a press conference at the conclusion of the Group of Eight summit on May 27, 2011 in Deauville, France.

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Related Topix: Fermanagh County, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, World News

Fri Jun 14, 2013

Foreign Policy

Regime Change in Qatar - By Simon Henderson

Which country is most actively throwing its weight around in Syria and Egypt? It's not the United States or Iran, Saudi Arabia, or even Russia.

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Related Topix: Qatar, Middle East, World News, Mohamed Morsi

Ghanamma.com

New Al Jazeera Series Head To Head: A Gladiatorial Contest Of Ideas

In the first episode, Bernard Henri Levy, the French philosopher credited with persuading Nicolas Sarkozy to take military action in Libya, has claimed similar action could end Bashar Al-Assad's rule in Syria within "a few days."

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Related Topix: World News, Tunisia,

AlertNet

France Tel CEO decision to be unveiled Monday -Hollande

French President Francois Hollande said a decision on the future of France Telecom's chief executive Stephane Richard would be announced on Monday after an executive board meeting to be held on the same day.

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Related Topix: Francois Hollande

Thu Jun 13, 2013

AlertNet

France Tel CEO's future in question after fraud inquiry

The future of France Telecom Chief Executive Stephane Richard remained in question on Thursday, after he was put under investigation for conspiracy to commit fraud during his time as a top government aide.

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Related Topix: Telecom, France Telecom, Francois Hollande

Wed Jun 12, 2013

Deutsche Welle

Germany urges calm in Turkey

Germany is urging the Turkish government to keep calm after the brutal repression of protests in Istanbul.

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Related Topix: Turkey, World News, Middle East, Social Democratic Party of Germany, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Abdullah Gul

International Business Times

Bleu, Blanc, Et Rouge: France's Marine Le Pen Fights Immigration, But Can She Ever Become President?

Marine Le Pen is perhaps the most controversial and polarizing political figure in contemporary France.

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Related Topix: Francois Hollande

Reuters

France clips wings of 'chick' entrepreneurs

France trimmed tax breaks and other advantages for small entrepreneurs on Wednesday, saying the benefits introduced under former President Nicolas Sarkozy had failed to help business start-ups and were open to abuse.

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Related Topix: Francois Hollande

International Business Times

France Telecom's CEO in hospital ahead of court decision

Richard was a top aide to former Finance Minister Christine Lagarde in 2008 when the French government awarded Tapie 285 million euros in damages in his long battle with now-defunct bank Credit Lyonnais.

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Mon Jun 10, 2013

Hot Air

Good news from French President Hollande: The eurozone crisis is over, or something

The eurozone crisis is over, French president Francois Hollande said as he sought to reassure Asian investors on a visit to Japan.

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Related Topix: Francois Hollande, US News

Russia Beyond the Headlines

Top 7 divorced world leaders

In December 2002 Hans GA ran Persson, Prime Minister of Sweden, filed for divorce from his wife Annika, and the divorce proceedings were completed in April 2003.

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Related Topix: Wedding

Reuters

UPDATE 1-Orange CEO Richard held for questioning in Tapie case - source

Orange CEO Stephane Richard was held for questioning on Monday over his role in a 2008 arbitration process that resulted in a large pay-out to businessman Bernard Tapie, a judicial source said.

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Sun Jun 09, 2013

Silicon Alley Insider

French President Says The Euro Crisis Is 'Over'

The eurozone crisis is over, French president Francois Hollande said as he sought to reassure Asian investors on a visit to Japan.

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Related Topix: Francois Hollande

Fri Jun 07, 2013

AskMen

The Argument Against Rolex Watches

Disagree? Let us know on the posts. And come back to AM next Thursday, when the rebuttal to this argument - Ariel Adam's Argument For Rolex Watches - will be published.

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Related Topix: Carla Bruni

Xinhuanet

Iranian presidential candidates divided over foreign policy

Iranian presidential candidates are divided over the country's foreign policy in their third and final televised live debate on Friday.

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Related Topix: Middle East, Iran, World News

Daily Kos

France says "No" to fracking because of "damage it has done in US"

Business lobbies in France trying to rescind France's ban on hydraulic fracking received a strong rebuttal from the French Environmental and Energy Minister Delphine Batho during a radio debate.

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Related Topix: Environment, Science, US News, Liberal Political News

Russia Beyond the Headlines

About 70% of Russians don't denounce Putin divorce - poll

More than two-thirds of Russians don't believe that the status of a country's president deprives him or her of the right to divorce, an opinion poll suggests.

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Related Topix: Russia, Asia, World News