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Gay marriage: US Supreme Court may not hear Prop. 8 appeal – Los Angeles Times

admin — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:47:47 +0000

Gay marriage: US Supreme Court may not hear Prop. 8 appeal
Los Angeles Times
Until Tuesday, it looked like California's Proposition 8 gay marriage case would be decided by the US Supreme Court. But that looks less certain now. The narrow California-only approach adopted by the 9th Circuit means the high court might choose to …
Court: Calif. ban on gay marriage is unconstitutionalmsnbc.com
Court: CA gay marriage ban is unconstitutionalBoston.com
Prop 8 unconstitutional, court rulesNew York Daily News
Washington Post -San Jose Mercury News
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FRENCH POLITICS: Ruling party storms out of parliament over ‘Nazi’ slur

admin — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:35:07 +0000

French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s conservative UMP party stormed out of parliament Tuesday after a Socialist MP accused Interior Minister Claude Guéant (pictured) of reviving Nazi ideology with a comment about not all civilisations being equal.
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Sarkozy et Merkel insistent sur la nécessité de respecter le traité européen

admin — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:12:57 +0000

La chancelière a soutenu le président français lors d’un entretien croisé diffusé sur les chaînes France 2 et ZDF. Tous deux ont insisté sur la nécessaire convergence de leurs économies.

Shoah : la SNCF ouvre ses archives de 1939-1945

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:35:36 +0000

Une copie de la “totalité” des archives numérisées de la SNCF pour la période 1939-1945 a été déposée au Mémorial de la Shoah à Paris, au centre Yad Vashem à Jérusalem et à l’Holocaust Museum de Washington.

Susan G. Komen reverses course, will keep funding Planned Parenthood – CBS News

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:13:22 +0000

ABC News

Susan G. Komen reverses course, will keep funding Planned Parenthood
CBS News
Three days after pulling its funding for cancer screenings from Planned Parenthood, the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation on Friday apologized for the decision and reversed course. "Our only goal for our granting process is to support women and …
Cancer Group Backs Down on Cutting Off Planned ParenthoodNew York Times
Komen reverses move to cut Planned Parenthood fundingReuters
Can Komen Recover From Controversy?NPR
BBC News -Los Angeles Times -Boston.com
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FRANCE: ‘Extras’ bussed in for Sarkozy publicity stunt

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:43:35 +0000

French President Nicolas Sarkozy made a visit to a social housing building site Thursday to highlight his work on this key election issue – but according to builders at the site, many of the ‘workers’ Sarkozy met on the tour had been bussed in.
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Philippe Val dément s’être excusé auprès de Nadine Morano pour une chronique de Sophia Aram

admin — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 21:02:06 +0000

Après une passe d’armes entre la secrétaire d’Etat et l’humoriste, le patron de France Inter a affirmé qu’il n’avait pas téléphoné à Mme Morano pour s’excuser.

FRANCE: Sarkozy ‘playing politics’ with more jury trials, magistrates claim

admin — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 07:30:48 +0000

The use of juries in French criminal courts is to be extended from the beginning of January. Magistrates say that they support the greater use of juries, but claim that there is a strong political motivation behind the decision.
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Blog – La dramatisation, dernière cartouche du président

admin — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 18:08:27 +0000

Françoise Fressoz, éditorialiste au “Monde”, décrypte les vux de Nicolas Sarkozy et sa nouvelle stratégie pour creuser la différence avec ses adversaires.

FRANCE: France makes it harder to become French

admin — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 12:26:39 +0000

France will be making it harder for foreigners to seek French citizenship as of January. Critics say the new requirements, which include tough language tests and allegiance to “French values”, are an electoral ploy that panders to the far right.
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