Topic: Francois Mitterand
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Strauss-Kahn arrest: End of the French media taboo?
The arrest of French presidential favorite Dominque Strauss-Kahn on sex-crime charges is causing some French journalists to rethink the taboo on coverage of the private lives and loves of powerful figures. Private should not always be private.
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Strauss-Kahn arrest upends French politics ahead of presidential race
Dominique Strauss-Kahn, arrested in New York on sexual-assault charges, was considered a strong contender to become France's next president. Now his candidacy for the Socialist party is in serious doubt.
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Tunisia and Haiti: One tyrant returns home, one flees
The tenuous connection? France.
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Hereafter: movie review
Director Clint Eastwood's moody 'Hereafter' tries hard, but veers uncomfortably close to quackery.
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As French strikes continue, unions take aim at Sarkozy
French strikes against pension reforms continued today. A large protest is expected this weekend as unions and the French Left continue to take on President Nicolas Sarkozy.
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To get rich is glorious. To go into debt is...
Since Deng Xiaoping allegedly made that statement China has grown its economy faster than any nation before it. The US and Europe have gone into debt.
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Pritzker architecture prize goes to Jean Nouvel of France
This year's winner is known for light, transparency, and 'poetic' use of technology.
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Bruni and Sarkozy disarm the British in cross-Channel charm offensive
France's first couple breeze past centuries of British-French antagonism on two-day state visit.
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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.
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