A 1967 Laundry Detergent Ad Features Young Nicholas Sarkozy

French President Nichlas Sarkozy modeled in a laundry detergent ad as a teenager to help his divorced mother Andree Sarkozy make ends meet. Nicholas Sarkozy, the French leader infamous for his unconventional approaches to personal fitness, women and religious freedoms, is...

Sarkozy Junior plays catch up with Father President

Discontentment rather than bemusement!  France is once again faced with one of Nicolas Sarkozy's now infamous stunts.  This one though seems to be reaching the limits of the French people's patience. His second son Jean Sarkozy has been tipped to take over...

Carla Bruni caught up in backlash over minister's 'sex tourism'

"Nicolas Sarkozy's presidency – and especially his relationship with his conservative followers and voters – has been seriously undermined by the "sexual tourism" scandal which has engulfed his Culture Minister, according to centre-right politicians." I have no sympathy...

G-20 Obama, Sarkozy and Gordon Brown spoke hard on Iran Nuke

  After a Iranian disclosure about a 2nd illegal nuclear enrichment facility in Iran, this morning,  the leaders of United States, United Kingdom and France made a severe statement on Iran's nuclear secret...

Politician Health Scares: Sarkozy And Scheffer Leave Hospitals

This past week, fatigue-related health incidents have caused hospitalizations of the French President Nicolas Sarkozy and NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer. Will politicians have to change their daily routines to allow for more 'down' time, or is exhaustion part of...

Sarkozy falls ill while jogging

" French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been taken to hospital after becoming ill while jogging. Mr Sarkozy's chief of staff said the president was "doing well" and talking normally with medics at the military...

Agosta scandal rocks French presidency

Pakistan president Asif Ali Zardari got his nickname "Mr. Ten Percent" in the 1994 purchase of Agosta submarines for Pakistan military, worth 800 million Euros. The commission was fixed 80 million Euros, but...

G8 leaders-Global Economy not stable enough to pull back Stimulus

Leader's of the world's eighth largest economies met today.  In a joint statement they agreed that the global economy is not stable enough to pull back on massive fiscal stimulus soon. In a statement obtained...

EU Elections: Desperate French Opposition

Between 4th and 7th June 2009, the 27 member states of the European Union (EU) will hold its 7th European Parliament elections. About three quarters of the 736 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) will be...

Obama-Sarkozy: The War of the Worlds

 At the end of the G20 summit last week, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said in a press conference that he was « happy » with the accomplishments made by the 20 leaders, mainly with the new international...

The French are not Mature enough for a Modern-day First Lady

And certainly not one as intelligent and independant as Carla Bruni, President Sarkozy’s wife and heiress to the fortune created by the Italian tyre manufacturing company CEAT. Before she married Sarkozy in...

FM of France Kouchner undermined Israel on Shalit

" The Anti-Defamation League criticized the French foreign minister for weakening Israel's negotiating position on kidnapped soldier Gilad Shalit. Bernard Kouchner, in an interview with the London-based Arabic newspaper Asharq al-Awsat, said he opposes Israel's decision to...

Sarkozy offers package to end Guadeloupe unrest

French President Nicolas Sarkozy proposed new measures to end the violence on the Caribbean Island of Guadeloupe yesterday, including aid to poor families, measures to bring down fuel costs and a break from paying...

Former UK PM set for EU chief as Sarkozy tries to secure new role

Thats nice of Mr Sarkozy, guess he changed his mind. How many jobs does Tony have now? - might be best to keep options open in these tight economic times. And he's getting his old lapdog job back too! Good...

French crowds join general strike on 'Black Thursday'

Hundreds of thousands of people took part in a general strike in France on Thursday in protest at the government's handling of the economic crisis. Union leaders said 2.5 million people had taken part in protests...

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