Topic: Dominique de Villepin
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French public backs Mali intervention, but for how long?
Experts say that while President Hollande's decision to send troops to Mali has been backed across the political spectrum, the public could sour if the campaign's initial successes don't last.
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France dismantles camps, deports Gypsies
Unlike former President Sarkozy's virulent anti-immigrant media campaigns, the new Socialist government says it is motivated by health, sanitation, and security.
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France worries that unsavory presidential campaign has divided country
Nicolas Sarkozy's decision to play to the far right for votes in the presidential election has changed the French political landscape in a way many consider damaging.
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One hot French presidential debate: genial tortoise vs. mud-slinging hare (+video)
Three-quarters of France is expected to tune in tonight to the sole debate between François Holland and President Nicolas Sarkozy, who is in danger of becoming the first incumbent to lose since 1981.
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Christine Lagarde breaks barrier as new IMF chief
In replacing Dominique Strauss-Kahn as IMF chief, French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde becomes the first woman to lead the fund.
06/28/2011 06:44 pm -
France's season of scandal stirs rivalries within Sarkozy's party
French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his government have been hit with a slew of scandals in recent months, most recently a tangle with French media.
12/03/2010 04:00 pm -
Sarkozy cabinet reshuffle aims to capture Gaullist fields of French right
French President Nicolas Sarkozy's cabinet reshuffle Sunday shows an Elysée Palace with a sharp eye on the 2012 elections. Sarkozy's ratings are at a historic low.
11/15/2010 12:26 pm -
Former French prime minister acquitted in slander trial
The acquittal of Dominique de Villepin over an alleged smear campaign clears the French former prime minister to return to politics and challenge President Nicolas Sarkozy's reelection in 2012.
01/28/2010 02:09 pm -
France rejects Rwanda's genocide accusations
Rwandan investigators issued a report Wednesday that implicates French soldiers – and top French officials – in the 1994 genocide.
08/07/2008 01:00 am -
French love affair with Sarkozy is fading
Amid a high-profile romance with Italian supermodel Carla Bruni, the French president is facing tough questions and slipping in public opinion polls.
01/11/2008 12:00 am
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