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• Settling Scores

  
  French Politics — Authority: 484
  Alain Carignon, the former mayor of Grenoble and minister of culture under Edouard Balladur, had national political ambitions and was a rising star on the right until he was prosecuted for corruption and sent to prison (a rarity in political corruption cases). He is now an advisor, " à titre amical ," to his friend ...
  14 hours ago

• Quand Guy Drut semmêle...

  
  Ze Jiho Blog — Authority: 133
  Une histoire de justice à lire dans Siné Hebdo.
  1 week ago

• Struggling with research? Youre not the only one...

  
  University of Michigan Press Blog — Authority: 120
  In Research Confidential: Solutions to Problems Most Social Scientists Pretend They Never Have , Eszter Hargittai explores the frustration, uncertainty, and challenges that many social scientists face in the course of their research. The collection of essays aims to fill the notable gap in the ...
  1 week ago

• Facebook event launches Angle of Vision

  
  University of Michigan Press Blog — Authority: 120
  Lorraine L ópez, editor of An Angle of Vision, worked with a graduate student to create a Facebook "event" to launch the new book. The collection of essays by major women writers described various aspects of their experiences growing up poor. The "event" was the publishing of the book, but it spread rapidly, ...
  1 week ago

• Trousers still a no-no for women in Paris

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 729
  London, Nov 17 (ANI): A law that banned women from wearing trousers in Paris is still in effect, it has emerged.The rule forbidding women from dressing like men-by wearing trousers- was first introduced in 1800 by the city’s police chief and has survived repeated attempts to repeal it.The 1800 rule stipulated than ...
  1 week ago

• Raoust !

  
  Ze Jiho Blog — Authority: 133
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  2 weeks ago

• Coconicooooo...

  
  Ze Jiho Blog — Authority: 133
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  2 weeks ago

• No to Replay

  
  My Pinstripes — Authority: 123
  With all of the bad awful horrendous mind blowing wrong calls in this years post-season, there was no question that expanded use of instant replay would be discussed in the November general managers meetings. Well apparently not everyone felt that way . “I know there are some who have talked off line about ...
  2 weeks ago

• The Fissure in the Right

  
  French Politics — Authority: 484
  The rift over the taxe professionnelle is more than an incidental flaw in the otherwise seamless government of the Right. Balladur, Juppé, and Raffarin have all spoken out against it. As PS deputy Jean-Pierre Balligand (Aisne) remarks in the cited piece, the tax-cutting ideology of Sarkozy has here run up against ...
  2 weeks ago

• Devoir de réserve

  
  French Politics — Authority: 484
  Eric Raoult, UMP deputy from Seine-Saint-Denis, wants to silence Marie NDiayes criticism of the Sarkozy government on the grounds that winners of the Prix Goncourt are subject to un devoir de réserve: Il vient de rendre publique son intention de demander à Frédéric Mitterrand quil rappelle la ...
  2 weeks ago

• Le Maires Loyalties

  
  French Politics — Authority: 484
  Bruno Le Maire, who was Dominique de Villepins chief of staff but is now Nicolas Sarkozys minister of agriculture, has spoken out against Villepins persistent sniping at the government. "There is a limit" to legitimate debate, he said, defined by "the interest, the unity of the majority." As normative political ...
  2 weeks ago

• Nadine, ou la droite décomplexée

  
  French Politics — Authority: 484
  
  3 weeks ago

• Its Not Just Rama Yade

  
  French Politics — Authority: 484
  Sarko and company are mightily ticked off by rumbling opposition within the ranks. And it isnt just Rama Yade whos getting the back of the hand (Fillon let her have it, apparently: h/t MYOS). Sarko let Jean-Pierre Raffarin know just what he thought of his disloyalty. Its good to know that the tough talk is not ...
  3 weeks ago

• Michigan Spring 2010 eCatalog: Perfect for Your iPhone

  
  University of Michigan Press Blog — Authority: 120
  In addition to its regular seasonal print and electronic catalogs , Director Phil Pochoda and the University of Michigan Press today launched the subject-based Michigan Spring 2010: eCATALOG, a " University Press 2.0 " subject catalog design reflecting a digital transition that embraces new technologies, expanding ...
  3 weeks ago

• More UMP Trouble

  
  French Politics — Authority: 484
  If there is a fronde among older UMP males (senators--see previous post), there is a rumble among younger UMP women: Rama Yade has stirred the ire (envy?) of her somewhat senior rivals Morano, Pécresse, and Bachelot. Yade is of course more popular with the general public than any of the others.
  3 weeks ago

• "Nos convictions délus enracinés"

  
  French Politics — Authority: 484
  Jean-Pierre Raffarin is leading a revolt within the UMP against the reform of the taxe professionnelle. This is serious business for the local UMP officials, who stand to lose much of their revenue base. And this is a crunch that goes to the heart of the UMP coalition: Sarkozy and his friends are close to big ...
  3 weeks ago

• Red in Tooth and Claw

  
  French Politics — Authority: 484
  French politics this week has been reminiscent of a nature film featuring wounded jungle beasts baring their fangs and attacking one another: "Je [Pasqua] suis un animal de combat. On ma cherché, on va me trouver. Jestime que dans cette affaire (Angolagate) la justice na pas bien fait son travail. Cest grâce à ...
  4 weeks ago

• How to Poach on the FNs Preserve

  
  French Politics — Authority: 484
  Nominate Thierry Mariani to head the UMP list for the regionals in PACA, where Mariani has attended only 10 of 155 meetings of the Conseil Régional.
  4 weeks ago

• Villepins Game

  
  French Politics — Authority: 484
  Dominique de Villepin seems to enjoy the little game hes playing : pretending that hes a serious rival--a "republican alternative," as he puts it--to his nemesis Nicolas Sarkozy. Yesterday he tried to plant a dagger in the back of another ambitious dreamer, Jean-François Copé, by insisting that he and the UMP ...
  4 weeks ago

• Une certaine idée de la France

  
  Ze Jiho Blog — Authority: 133
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  4 weeks ago

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