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When the news of IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn ("DSK")'s arrest for attempted rape came out, many of the noises coming out of France was that it was a national embarrassment. And of course it is. Tabloids are making great headlines out of DSK's Frenchness and taste for women. But the real national embarrassment for France is the response of its elites. First came the two-faced appeals to the sacred "presumption of innocence" by French politicians on both sides of the aisle. DSK rival and self-proclaimed women's advocate Ségolène Royal extended her thoughts to DSK and his family for going through...

This week brought good news for Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) — post-debate polls all suggest that she scored a significant victory in the first meeting of the Democratic candidates. For the moment, at least, she seems to have arrested Sen. Barack Obama’s (D-Ill.) momentum and re-established a lead. But the defeat of Segolene Royal in France at the hands of Nicolas Sarkozy may be a bad omen for the long-term health of her candidacy. Royal’s defeat was not primarily due to ideological issues. French President Jacques Chirac has long since worn out his welcome and Royal’s Socialist Party would,...

A video in French to support Nicolas Sarkozy. The title of the video is : "The judges of political correctness against Nicolas Sarkozy". And the text of the video is : "guilty of fighting crime", "guilty of fighting religious integrism", "guilty of fighting terrorism", "guilty of thinking of the future of France"

Elections: It's too soon to call the winner of France's presidential election, even with conservative candidate Nicolas Sarkozy taking a big lead in Sunday's first round of voting. But there are plenty of reasons for optimism. France's unpredictable voters gave Sarkozy a 31% to 26% victory over his nearest challenger, socialist-lite Segolene Royal. No matter who wins now, that verdict represents a mandate for energizing France's economy, which has been stagnant for more than a decade. French economic growth, averaging a mere 2.3% since 1997, and unemployment at near 10% for much of that time, both show how France has...

A new IPSOS poll published January 30,2007, shows Nicholas Sarkozy, UMP (Right)candidate beating Segolene Royal, PS Socialist Party (Left) candidate. The results for the 1er Tour ( first round) are Sarko 35% Royal 26% with le Pen and Bayrou tied at 11%. In the 2eme Tout (runoff) the results are Sarko 54% Royal 46%.

The USA have John Kerry (leftist)... France has now Segolène Royale (leftist) ! The presidential candidate is making at least one error per day. Visiting Canada, she said that France was supporting the independance of the French part of Canada (Quebec) ! What a jerk ! Hilarious. Now, she's going to a next level. An comic artist called her and said that he was the prime minister of Quebec. Ségolène Royale believed him and began to discuss with him. The comic artist said that asking for the independance of Quebec was like asking for the independance of Corsica, a French...