Jacques Chirac

Jacques Chirac

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  France forces ministers to show financial records

  Tax Day generally passes unnoticed in France but this year a major tax scandal involving a top member of government has made April 15 a day of ... 

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  UK's first female leader rejected feminist label

  She was Britain's first female leader, a strong woman who battled her way to the top of a male-dominated political system — but don't call Margaret ... 

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  New guardian of French tongue is (gasp!) British

  The newest official guardian of the French language has spoken: English, he says, is jumping the barricades and threatening the language of Moliere. 

• France's Sarkozy officially being investigated

  A judge on Thursday filed preliminary charges against former President Nicolas Sarkozy in a campaign finance case, formally placing him under ... 

• 5 Olympians Who Went to Court

  Oscar Pistorius, facing a charge of premeditated murder in the Valentine's Day slaying of his girlfriend, is one of several OIympians who found ... 

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  French president wants new era with Algeria

  French President Francois Hollande announced a new era with Algeria on Wednesday — a strategic partnership among equals — during a state visit to this ... 

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  France's Sarkozy questioned over campaign funds

  He faces the possibility of charges on allegations he took advantage of an aging heiress to get envelopes stuffed with illegal cash for his ... 

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  Sarkozy joins ex-French leaders under legal fire

  Former President Nicolas Sarkozy follows in a long line of French leaders in the legal crosshairs. Voted out office in May, the 57-year-old ...