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• Obama’s China Trip Announces a ‘World Without Leadership’: Financial Times Deutschland, Germany

  
  The Moderate Voice — Authority: 701
  Now that we’ve gotten some of the Chinese reaction to president Obama’s trip, it’s time to start sampling the reaction of the rest of the world. This article by the great Thomas Klau of Germany’s Financial Times Deutschland is not encouraging – and points out that without the U.S. able to exercise ...
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• Clint Eastwood made French Legion of Honor commander

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 177
  PARIS — French President Nicolas Sarkozy made American actor and director Clinton Eastwood a commander in the prestigious French Legion of Honor on Friday. The citation for the highly coveted decoration said Eastwood, 79, was honored for his body of work, his longevity and his ability to delight audiences around the ...
  3 weeks ago

• Sarkozy presents Clint Eastwood with French honour

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 729
  London, Nov 14 (IANS) French President Nicolas Sarkozy has presented movie icon Clint Eastwood with the nation’s highest cultural honour.Eastwood was made a commander in the prestigious Legion of Honour in Paris at a ceremony Friday.The actor-director, who flew to France for the ceremony, said: “This is a ...
  3 weeks ago

• Clint Eastwood lands France’s prestigious Legion of Honour

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 729
  London, November 14 (ANI): Hollywood veteran Clint Eastwood has been made a commander in France’s prestigious Legion of Honour for his contribution to the entertainment industry.French President Nicolas Sarkozy bestowed the American actor with the honour, who said he saw France as his second home.According to the ...
  3 weeks ago

• Sarkozy’s lecture to the Visegrad Four will fall on deaf ears

  
  Brussels Blog — Authority: 555
  There are all sorts of threats to the European Union’s unity, but something tells me that the biggest threat isn’t the Visegrad group.  This appears to be a view not shared by President Nicolas Sarkozy of France.Speaking after the October 29-30 EU summit in Brussels, Sarkozy criticised the fact that the leaders ...
  4 weeks ago

• On the web: grumbling about world politics, Europe, the US economy, and Palin’s speeches…

  
  Global Dashboard — Authority: 553
  - The former British Governor of Hong Kong, Chris Patten, explains why he’s not grumpy about the current state of international politics – perhaps an outside candidate for the role of EU Foreign Minister? Le Monde diplomatique, meanwhile,  suggests that the path to Lisbon has emphasised the gap between ...
  5 weeks ago

• "La poésie est un courant d’air nécessaire pour l’esprit, surtout pour l’esprit..."

  
  c0wb0yz Lives ! — Authority: 132
  “La poésie est un courant d’air nécessaire pour l’esprit, surtout pour l’esprit politique. Il y a un moment où il faut savoir s’isoler, et le meilleur moyen de s’isoler, c’est de rêver et pour rêver il n’y a rien de tel que la poésie.” - Jacques Chirac dans les dernières secondes de son ...
  5 weeks ago

• Livre de Chirac, livre dAl-Qaïda, terrorisme, justice,souvenirs et censure-té de lEtat

  
  THE BLORG! Corp — Authority: 139
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• Chirac, justice, juge et popularité encornée

  
  THE BLORG! Corp — Authority: 139
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• "Dans le pays de Mandrin et d’Arsène Lupin, Jacques Chirac ne pouvait pas être détesté...."

  
  c0wb0yz Lives ! — Authority: 132
  “Dans le pays de Mandrin et d’Arsène Lupin, Jacques Chirac ne pouvait pas être détesté. Pourtant refaisons un rapide rappelle de son parcours. Il fut d’abord une caricature vivante de l’opportunisme politique. Etudiant de gauche (dixit Michel Rocard qui l’a connu à Science-Po), Pompidolien adepte du ...
  5 weeks ago

• "Alors il y a l’argument suprême: «Jacques Chirac est vieux et il a rendu des services à la..."

  
  c0wb0yz Lives ! — Authority: 132
  “Alors il y a l’argument suprême: «Jacques Chirac est vieux et il a rendu des services à la France, qu’on le laisse tranquille». Non seulement cet argument illustre la pertinence et la permanence du fameux «selon que vous serez puissant ou misérable… » de la Fontaine mais il illustre aussi l’image ...
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• "Le président de la République n’est qu’un citoyen ordinaire à qui est confié par ses concitoyens une..."

  
  c0wb0yz Lives ! — Authority: 132
  “Le président de la République n’est qu’un citoyen ordinaire à qui est confié par ses concitoyens une charge extraordinaire, à titre temporaire. Une fois cette charge terminée, il redevient un citoyen ordinaire, et la parenthèse qui justifiait une protection extra-ordinaire est refermée. Cette charge ...
  5 weeks ago

• HEADLINES FROM THE WORLD PRESS

  
  The Impudent Observer - Global Liberal Issues — Authority: 146
  Each day we offer a sample of headlines that appeared in the world press along with our comments. USA, Army Times: “Administration Concerned About China Military Buildup” The US spends over $600 billion on the military and it is concerned about China! UK, The Independent: “Clinton Met Fake Kim Jong ...
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• Does This Sound Familiar?

  
  Better Living: Thoughts from Mark Daniels — Authority: 427
  There are questions in France about why, two years after stepping down as president of his country, Jacques Chirac is standing trial for corruption charges stemming from his time as mayor of Paris in 1977 to 1995 . But the questions seem to have less to do with the substance of the charges than with an apparent ...
  5 weeks ago

• Former French president Jacques Chirac ordered to stand trial in France

  
  CKA Canadian News — Authority: 166
  Former French president Jacques Chirac will stand trial for an alleged corruption scandal from his years as Paris mayor.
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• Black jacques chirac to be tried

  
  Dr Roy's Thoughts — Authority: 440
  Not only black jacques dog is biting him. French justice threatens to take a bite out of chirac crime. PARIS — A French judge ordered former President Jacques Chirac to stand trial on embezzlement charges predating his presidency — a case that could mark the first time a former leader of modern France is ...
  6 weeks ago

• Former French president Chirac charged with embezzlement

  
  The Washington Post — Authority: 958
  PARIS -- Retired president Jacques Chirac was formally charged with embezzlement Friday, joining a growing list of sitting and former senior French officials accused of abusing power to raise political funds or further their careers.
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• Chirac faces trial over Paris ‘ghost jobs’.

  
  Life in France — Authority: 126
  Former French president Jacques Chirac is to be tried on allegations that he gave 21 political allies false contracts as ghost workers in Paris city hall. Click here to view the embedded video. Publish on Life in France Bookmark It
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• Jacques Chirac faces corruption trial over ghost jobs

  
  Daily Telegraph | Telegraph.co.uk — Authority: 972
  Jacques Chirac has become the first former president in French history to face trial on criminal charges.
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• Jacques Chirac ordered to stand trial for corruption in Paris mayor’s office

  
  GenevaLunch — Authority: 591
  A judge in Paris has ordered former French President Jacques Chirac,77, to stand trial on charges of misuse of public funds and abuse of trust, while he was the mayor of Paris from 1977-1995. It is the first time  that a former head of state is ordered to stand trial. Chirac has always denied any wrong-doing, and ...
  6 weeks ago

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