http://s.huffpost.com/images/HuffingtonPost_250x20.png tag:www.huffingtonpost.com,2012:/tag/francois-hollande Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/25/francois-hollande-afghanistan-war_n_1544854.html 2012-05-25T04:56:46Z 2012-05-25T04:56:46Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ KABUL, Afghanistan &mdash; French President Francois Hollande for the first time provided details of his plan to pull France's combat troops out of Af... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/hollande-afghanistan-war">Hollande Afghanistan War</a>, <a href="/tag/afghanistan-war-blog">Afghanistan War Blog</a>, <a href="/tag/afghanistan">Afghanistan</a>, <a href="/tag/france">France</a>, <a href="/tag/afghanistan-withdrawal">Afghanistan Withdrawal</a>, <a href="/tag/afghanistan-francois-hollande">Afghanistan Francois Hollande</a>, <a href="/tag/afghanistan-war-france">Afghanistan War France</a>, <a href="/tag/francois-hollande">Francois Hollande</a>, <a href="/tag/hollande-afghanistan">Hollande Afghanistan</a>, <a href="/tag/afghanistan-france">Afghanistan France</a>, <a href="/tag/afghanistan-war">Afghanistan War</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/22/jean-marc-ayrault-name-arabic_n_1537565.html 2012-05-22T17:46:22Z 2012-05-22T19:33:08Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ When Francois Hollande appointed Jean-Marc Ayrault prime minister of France last Tuesday, news of the new PM's name rippled through the Arabic-speakin... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/jean-marc-ayrault-arabic">Jean-Marc Ayrault Arabic</a>, <a href="/tag/jean-marc-ayrault">Jean-Marc Ayrault</a>, <a href="/tag/francois-hollande">Francois Hollande</a>, <a href="/tag/ayrault-arabic">Ayrault Arabic</a>, <a href="/tag/ayrault-name-arabic">Ayrault Name Arabic</a>, <a href="/tag/jean-marc-ayrault-name-in-arabic">Jean-Marc Ayrault Name in Arabic</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/matt-browne/europe-austerity-measures_b_1536318.html 2012-05-22T14:57:09Z 2012-05-22T14:56:12Z Matt Browne http://www.huffingtonpost.com/matt-browne/ Austerity Isn't Working's goal is to illustrate the human cost of austerity, compile the growing economic evidence that austerity isn't working, and promote fresh ideas designed to shape a fiscally responsible, pro-European, pro-growth response to the crisis. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/european-debt-crisis">European Debt Crisis</a>, <a href="/tag/european-union">European Union</a>, <a href="/tag/francois-hollande">Francois Hollande</a>, <a href="/tag/barack-obama">Barack Obama</a>, <a href="/tag/austerity">Austerity</a>, <a href="/tag/financial-crisis">Financial Crisis</a>, <a href="/tag/global-financial-crisis">Global Financial Crisis</a>, <a href="/tag/austerity-measures">Austerity Measures</a>, <a href="/tag/europe">Europe</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/21/francois-hollande_n_1534012.html 2012-05-21T15:52:41Z 2012-05-21T15:57:07Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ CHICAGO -- In his debut in international summitry, Francois Hollande has made a splash &ndash; and held his ground on some sharply defined positions.<br /> ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/g8-2012">G8 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/nato-summit-2012">Nato Summit 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/france">France</a>, <a href="/tag/france-francois-hollande">France Francois Hollande</a>, <a href="/tag/francois-hollande-g8">Francois Hollande G8</a>, <a href="/tag/francois-hollande-nato">Francois Hollande NATO</a>, <a href="/tag/francois-hollande">Francois Hollande</a>, <a href="/tag/nato-summit-chicago-2012">Nato Summit Chicago 2012</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/20/g8-summit-2012-obama-growth-over-austerity_n_1531486.html 2012-05-20T17:16:20Z 2012-05-20T17:16:53Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ CAMP DAVID, Md. -- Confronting an economic crisis that threatens them all, President Barack Obama and leaders of other world powers on Saturday declar... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/greece">Greece</a>, <a href="/tag/g8-summit">G8 Summit</a>, <a href="/tag/g8-summit-2012">G8 Summit 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/g8">G8</a>, <a href="/tag/group-of-eight">Group of Eight</a>, <a href="/tag/camp-david">Camp David</a>, <a href="/tag/angela-merkel">Angela Merkel</a>, <a href="/tag/elections-2012">Elections 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/group-of-8">Group of 8</a>, <a href="/tag/barack-obama-2012">Barack Obama 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/francois-hollande">Francois Hollande</a>, <a href="/tag/stimulus">Stimulus</a>, <a href="/tag/barack-obama">Barack Obama</a>, <a href="/tag/austerity">Austerity</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/19/obama-g8_n_1529656.html 2012-05-19T11:35:18Z 2012-05-19T11:35:49Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ CAMP DAVID, Md. &mdash; Freedom of the press is a bit different at the G-8 summit.<br /> <br /> At Camp David, a highly secure compound in the woods ringed by lay... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/obama-g8">Obama G8</a>, <a href="/tag/g-8">G-8</a>, <a href="/tag/camp-david">Camp David</a>, <a href="/tag/angela-merkel">Angela Merkel</a>, <a href="/tag/g-8-camp-david">G-8 Camp David</a>, <a href="/tag/yoshihiko-noda">Yoshihiko Noda</a>, <a href="/tag/francois-hollande">Francois Hollande</a>, <a href="/tag/barack-obama-2012">Barack Obama 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/dmitry-medvedev">Dmitry Medvedev</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/19/g8-summit-europes-economi_n_1529326.html 2012-05-19T05:12:00Z 2012-05-19T05:12:00Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ By Jeff Mason and Laura MacInnis CAMP DAVID, Md., May 19 (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama pledged at a Group of Eight summit on... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/mario-monti">Mario Monti</a>, <a href="/tag/g-8-summit">G-8 Summit</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/eurozone">Eurozone</a>, <a href="/tag/greece">Greece</a>, <a href="/tag/g8-summit-2012">G8 Summit 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/g8-summit">G8 Summit</a>, <a href="/tag/reuters">Reuters</a>, <a href="/tag/group-of-eight">Group of Eight</a>, <a href="/tag/europe-financial-austerity">Europe Financial Austerity</a>, <a href="/tag/angela-merkel">Angela Merkel</a>, <a href="/tag/francois-hollande">Francois Hollande</a>, <a href="/tag/barack-obama">Barack Obama</a>, <a href="/tag/euro">Euro</a>, <a href="/tag/austerity">Austerity</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/19/austerity-europe-romney-_n_1528534.html 2012-05-19T00:05:00Z 2012-05-19T00:06:05Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ WASHINGTON -– Austerity is out. Growth is in. And Mitt Romney's campaign has taken notice. <br /> <br /> Politicians in Europe and in President Barack Obama's... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/greece">Greece</a>, <a href="/tag/angela-merkel">Angela Merkel</a>, <a href="/tag/mitt-romney">Mitt Romney</a>, <a href="/tag/elections-2012">Elections 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/european-crisis">European Crisis</a>, <a href="/tag/growth">Growth</a>, <a href="/tag/francois-hollande">Francois Hollande</a>, <a href="/tag/barack-obama">Barack Obama</a>, <a href="/tag/austerity">Austerity</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eric-margolis/greece-debt-crisis_b_1527935.html 2012-05-18T16:52:36Z 2012-05-18T16:52:57Z Eric Margolis http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eric-margolis/ What would happen to Greece if it quit the euro? Financial chaos, capital flight, riots and bank failures... maybe. But after the apocalypse, Greece would eventually revert to its 1960's status: a poor but proud nation living off tourism, shipping, agriculture and fishing. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/eurozone">Eurozone</a>, <a href="/tag/greece">Greece</a>, <a href="/tag/g8-summit">G8 Summit</a>, <a href="/tag/angela-merkel">Angela Merkel</a>, <a href="/tag/european-union">European Union</a>, <a href="/tag/nicholas-sarkozy">Nicholas Sarkozy</a>, <a href="/tag/greek-debt-crisis">Greek Debt Crisis</a>, <a href="/tag/francois-hollande">Francois Hollande</a>, <a href="/tag/euro">Euro</a>, <a href="/tag/greek-debt">Greek Debt</a>, <a href="/tag/greece-debt-crisis">Greece Debt Crisis</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/debra-ollivier/samantha-brick-disses-french-women_b_1525568.html 2012-05-18T11:33:23Z 2012-05-18T11:40:06Z Debra Ollivier http://www.huffingtonpost.com/debra-ollivier/ French women have deep, enduring friendships with each other, but many do tend to identify as much with men -- sometimes more so -- as they do with women. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/french-women">French Women</a>, <a href="/tag/samantha-brick">Samantha Brick</a>, <a href="/tag/adultery">Adultery</a>, <a href="/tag/valerie-trierweiler">Valerie Trierweiler</a>, <a href="/tag/francois-hollande">Francois Hollande</a>, <a href="/tag/sisterhood">Sisterhood</a>, <a href="/tag/infidelity">Infidelity</a>, <a href="/tag/love--sex">Love &amp; Sex</a>, <a href="/tag/carla">Carla</a>, <a href="/women">Women News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/18/francois-hollande-obama_n_1527205.html 2012-05-18T10:03:50Z 2012-05-18T10:37:57Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ WASHINGTON -- Residents of the nation's capital are used to the American president tying up traffic. On Friday, France's new president, François Holl... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/francois-hollande-washington-visit">Francois Hollande Washington Visit</a>, <a href="/tag/district-of-columbia">District of Columbia</a>, <a href="/tag/francois-hollance-french-embassy">Francois Hollance French Embassy</a>, <a href="/tag/dc-around-town">Dc Around Town</a>, <a href="/tag/francois-hollande-nato">Francois Hollande NATO</a>, <a href="/tag/dc-traffic">Dc Traffic</a>, <a href="/tag/francois-hollande-camp-david">Francois Hollande Camp David</a>, <a href="/tag/francois-hollande">Francois Hollande</a>, <a href="/tag/french-embassy-dc">French Embassy DC</a>, <a href="/dc">DC News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeff-danziger/merkelhollande_b_1523959.html 2012-05-17T10:05:56Z 2012-05-17T10:07:52Z Jeff Danziger http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeff-danziger/ <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeff-danziger/merkelhollande_b_1523959.html" target="_hplink"><img alt="2012-05-17-hollande29.jpg" src="http://images.huffingtonpost.com/2012-05-17-hollande29.jpg" width="300" height="70" /></a> <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/european-debt-crisis">European Debt Crisis</a>, <a href="/tag/angela-merkel">Angela Merkel</a>, <a href="/tag/eu">Eu</a>, <a href="/tag/political-cartoons">Political Cartoons</a>, <a href="/tag/francois-hollande">François Hollande</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alexia-parks/hollande-royal-trierwelle_b_1517988.html 2012-05-16T19:36:38Z 2012-05-16T19:37:20Z Alexia Parks http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alexia-parks/ These connected lives, if lifted to a higher level of political service, contain the seeds of a future model for politics where decision-making is based on a balance between the male and female mind. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/france">France</a>, <a href="/tag/leadership">Leadership</a>, <a href="/tag/segolene-royal">Segolene Royal</a>, <a href="/tag/valerie-trierweller">Valerie Trierweller</a>, <a href="/tag/francois-hollande">Francois Hollande</a>, <a href="/tag/french-politics">French Politics</a>, <a href="/tag/female-brain">Female Brain</a>, <a href="/denver">Denver News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/16/us-politicians-europe-austerity-fatigue-elections_n_1520961.html 2012-05-16T12:05:00Z 2012-05-16T12:05:36Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Ned Simons reported from London, Alexandre Phalippou from Paris, and Ryan Grim from Washington.<br /> <br /> When Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke ventured... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/david-cameron">David Cameron</a>, <a href="/tag/pat-roberts">Pat Roberts</a>, <a href="/tag/elections-2012">Elections 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/pat-mcfadden">Pat McFadden</a>, <a href="/tag/lindsey-graham">Lindsey Graham</a>, <a href="/tag/jon-trickett">Jon Trickett</a>, <a href="/tag/austerity">Austerity</a>, <a href="/tag/nicolas-sarkozy">Nicolas Sarkozy</a>, <a href="/tag/grand-bargain">Grand Bargain</a>, <a href="/tag/european-debt-crisis">European Debt Crisis</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/greece">Greece</a>, <a href="/tag/european-elections">European Elections</a>, <a href="/tag/jerry-nadler">Jerry Nadler</a>, <a href="/tag/angela-merkel">Angela Merkel</a>, <a href="/tag/francois-hollande">Francois Hollande</a>, <a href="/tag/brad-miller">Brad Miller</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-charles-g-cogan/sarko-nothing-became-him-_b_1515984.html 2012-05-15T15:22:19Z 2012-05-15T15:22:26Z Dr. Charles G. Cogan http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-charles-g-cogan/ For all the downsides of style and temperament, which in the final analysis did him in, there were moments during the Sarkozy presidency when he made France count on the world scene. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/sarkozy">Sarkozy</a>, <a href="/tag/francois-hollande">Francois Hollande</a>, <a href="/tag/france">France</a>, <a href="/tag/nicolas-sarkozy">Nicolas Sarkozy</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/15/carla-bruni-valerie-trierweiler_n_1518554.html 2012-05-15T13:30:47Z 2012-05-15T15:06:30Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Au revoir, Carla!<br /> <br /> Carla Bruni surrendered her (proverbial) First Lady of France crown today and handed it to Valerie Trierweiler, the girlfriend of... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/first-lady-france">First Lady France</a>, <a href="/tag/valerie-trierweiler">Valerie Trierweiler</a>, <a href="/tag/francois-hollande-inauguration">Francois Hollande Inauguration</a>, <a href="/tag/carla-bruni-face">Carla Bruni Face</a>, <a href="/tag/valerie-trierweiler-francois-hollande">Valerie Trierweiler Francois Hollande</a>, <a href="/tag/slideexpand">Slideexpand</a>, <a href="/tag/carla-bruni">Carla Bruni</a>, <a href="/tag/francois-hollande">Francois Hollande</a>, <a href="/style">Style News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rajan-menon/eurozone-crisis_b_1516687.html 2012-05-15T14:45:51Z 2012-05-15T14:45:46Z Rajan Menon http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rajan-menon/ Europe's political winds have shifted over the past month. The first sign of this preceded the event now being hailed as the catalyst, Sarkozy's loss in France's presidential election, and it occurred in an unlikely place: the Netherlands. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/eurozone">Eurozone</a>, <a href="/tag/greece-elections">Greece Elections</a>, <a href="/tag/greece-debt-crisis">Greece Debt Crisis</a>, <a href="/tag/angela-merkel">Angela Merkel</a>, <a href="/tag/argentina">Argentina</a>, <a href="/tag/spain">Spain</a>, <a href="/tag/francois-hollande">Francois Hollande</a>, <a href="/tag/north-rhine-westphalia">North Rhine-Westphalia</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/15/francois-hollande-lightning-jet_n_1518295.html 2012-05-15T12:40:48Z 2012-05-15T12:40:45Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ PARIS, May 15 (Reuters) - A presidential jet carrying newly inaugurated French President Francois Hollande was hit by lightning en route to Berlin and... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/francois-hollande-jet">Francois Hollande Jet</a>, <a href="/tag/francois-hollande-lightning">Francois Hollande Lightning</a>, <a href="/tag/hollande-lightning">Hollande Lightning</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/germany">Germany</a>, <a href="/tag/france">France</a>, <a href="/tag/francois-hollande-plane">Francois Hollande Plane</a>, <a href="/tag/francois-hollande">Francois-Hollande</a>, <a href="/tag/angela-merkel">Angela Merkel</a>, <a href="/tag/french-president-francois-hollande">French President Francois Hollande</a>, <a href="/tag/francois-hollande-plane-lightning">Francois Hollande Plane Lightning</a>, <a href="/tag/nicolas-sarkozy">Nicolas Sarkozy</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/harvey-wasserman/new-reactor-prices_b_1516820.html 2012-05-15T12:26:55Z 2012-05-15T12:26:14Z Harvey Wasserman http://www.huffingtonpost.com/harvey-wasserman/ The projected price for Georgia's Vogtle Double Reactor Project has jumped at least $900 million in just three months -- and that's just for starters. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/francois-hollande">Francois Hollande</a>, <a href="/tag/san-onofre">San Onofre</a>, <a href="/tag/vogtle">Vogtle</a>, <a href="/tag/obama">Obama</a>, <a href="/tag/vc-summer">V.C. Summer</a>, <a href="/tag/atomic-energy">Atomic Energy</a>, <a href="/tag/nuclear-regulatory-commission">Nuclear Regulatory Commission</a>, <a href="/tag/nuclear-renaissance">Nuclear Renaissance</a>, <a href="/tag/nrc">Nrc</a>, <a href="/tag/levy-county">Levy County</a>, <a href="/tag/nuclear-power">Nuclear Power</a>, <a href="/tag/flamanville">Flamanville</a>, <a href="/green">Green News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jill-shaw-ruddock/who-will-suffer-this-time_b_1517754.html 2012-05-15T10:26:32Z 2012-05-15T10:25:34Z Jill Shaw Ruddock http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jill-shaw-ruddock/ As economies around the world continue to nosedive and we look for solutions to the reckless spending and entitlements to keep a way of life we have stolen from the next generation, just who do you think will suffer this time? <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/labour-party">Labour Party</a>, <a href="/tag/eurozone-crisis">Eurozone Crisis</a>, <a href="/tag/the-second-half-of-your-life">The Second Half of Your Life</a>, <a href="/tag/france-austerity">France Austerity</a>, <a href="/tag/the-second-half-of-your-life-foundation">The Second Half of Your Life Foundation</a>, <a href="/tag/shtetl">Shtetl</a>, <a href="/tag/francois-hollande">Francois Hollande</a>, <a href="/tag/greece-austerity">Greece Austerity</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/15/francois-hollande-sworn-in_n_1517031.html 2012-05-15T05:00:00Z 2012-05-15T05:00:00Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ PARIS &mdash; Socialist Francois Hollande assumed France's presidency Tuesday, inheriting a country fearful for its financial future and jetting off i... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/france-president">France President</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/valerie-trierweiler">Valerie Trierweiler</a>, <a href="/tag/france">France</a>, <a href="/tag/hollande">Hollande</a>, <a href="/tag/new-president-of-france-2012">New President of France 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/french-president-hollande">French President Hollande</a>, <a href="/tag/francois-hollande">Francois Hollande</a>, <a href="/tag/president-hollande">President Hollande</a>, <a href="/tag/carla-bruni">Carla Bruni</a>, <a href="/tag/france-president-francois-hollande">France President Francois Hollande</a>, <a href="/tag/nicolas-sarkozy">Nicolas Sarkozy</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-gosset/china-france-relations_b_1513074.html 2012-05-13T14:23:00Z 2012-05-13T14:23:41Z David Gosset http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-gosset/ The world is greatly benefiting from the French and Chinese humanistic traditions, but in a century of unprecedented interdependence, it is the quality of their articulation which can make a difference. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/sino-french-relations">Sino French Relations</a>, <a href="/tag/hu-jintao">Hu Jintao</a>, <a href="/tag/francois-hollande">François Hollande</a>, <a href="/tag/france-china-relations">France China Relations</a>, <a href="/tag/xi-jinping">Xi Jinping</a>, <a href="/tag/france-china-policy">France China Policy</a>, <a href="/tag/nato-summit-2012">Nato Summit 2012</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/william-bradley/nuclears-once-bright-and-shiny_b_1511873.html 2012-05-12T15:43:21Z 2012-05-12T15:43:17Z William Bradley http://www.huffingtonpost.com/william-bradley/ Where, outside of Iran, will new nuclear power plants be contemplated? Wherever that may be, it looks to be increasingly few and far between. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/california">California</a>, <a href="/tag/world-news">World News</a>, <a href="/tag/arnold-schwarzenegger">Arnold Schwarzenegger</a>, <a href="/tag/france">France</a>, <a href="/tag/green-news">Green News</a>, <a href="/tag/renewable-energy">Renewable Energy</a>, <a href="/tag/conservation">Conservation</a>, <a href="/tag/iran">Iran</a>, <a href="/tag/bruce-willis">Bruce Willis</a>, <a href="/tag/los-angeles-news">Los Angeles News</a>, <a href="/tag/jerry-brown">Jerry Brown</a>, <a href="/tag/steve-westly">Steve Westly</a>, <a href="/tag/switzerland">Switzerland</a>, <a href="/tag/energy-efficiency">Energy Efficiency</a>, <a href="/tag/barack-obama">Barack Obama</a>, <a href="/tag/japan-tsunami">Japan Tsunami</a>, <a href="/tag/japan-earthquake">Japan Earthquake</a>, <a href="/tag/germany">Germany</a>, <a href="/tag/san-francisco-news">San Francisco News</a>, <a href="/tag/japan-nuclear-reactor">Japan Nuclear Reactor</a>, <a href="/tag/japan">Japan</a>, <a href="/tag/gray-davis">Gray Davis</a>, <a href="/tag/nicolas-sarkozy">Nicolas Sarkozy</a>, <a href="/tag/francois-hollande">Francois Hollande</a>, <a href="/tag/nuclear-power">Nuclear Power</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eric-margolis/french-elections-hollande-le-pen_b_1510378.html 2012-05-11T16:06:15Z 2012-05-11T16:06:18Z Eric Margolis http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eric-margolis/ As Europe's conservatives watch in dismay and even horror, the second big shoe is about to drop in French politics. Far-rightist Marine Le Pen appears set to emerge triumphant from the wreckage of France's defeated center-right. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/french-elections">French Elections</a>, <a href="/tag/marine-le-pen">Marine Le Pen</a>, <a href="/tag/france-elections-2012">France Elections 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/francois-hollande">François Hollande</a>, <a href="/tag/france">France</a>, <a href="/tag/world-elections-2012">World Elections 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/french-elections-2012">French Elections 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/french-politics">French Politics</a>, <a href="/tag/francois-hollande">Francois Hollande</a>, <a href="/tag/france-elections">France Elections</a>, <a href="/tag/nicolas-sarkozy">Nicolas Sarkozy</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lex-paulson/francois-hollande-and-the-socialists-of-golden-age-athens_b_1509024.html 2012-05-11T14:20:00Z 2012-05-11T13:51:17Z Lex Paulson http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lex-paulson/ The French president-elect might find an interesting lesson on socialist leadership in the far distance of fifth-century B.C. Europe, and specifically from the two men who dominated left-wing politics in the twilight of Athens' golden age. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/classics">Classics</a>, <a href="/tag/socialism">Socialism</a>, <a href="/tag/europe">Europe</a>, <a href="/tag/athens">Athens</a>, <a href="/tag/france">France</a>, <a href="/tag/eurozone">Eurozone</a>, <a href="/tag/french-politics">French Politics</a>, <a href="/tag/french-election">French Election</a>, <a href="/tag/francois-hollande">Francois Hollande</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p>