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France: Jacques Chirac Ordered To Stand Trial In Alleged Corruption Scandal

AP | NICOLAS VAUX-MONTAGNY | Posted 10.30.2009 | World

Read More: France Jacques Chirac, Jacques Chirac Trial, France, Chirac, Jacques Chirac Corruption, Jacques Chirac, Jacques Chirac to Stand Trial for 'Corruption', Scandales of the President of France, World News

PARIS — A French judge ordered former President Jacques Chirac to stand trial on embezzlement charges predating his presidency – a case th...

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Sunday Roundup

Arianna Huffington | Posted 09.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Michael Jackson, Paula Abdul, Sonia Sotomayor, George W. Bush, Jacques Chirac, American Idol, Iraq, Ryan O'Neal, Politics News
Arianna Huffington

This week, Paula Abdul's Idol journey ended, Sonia Sotomayor's SCOTUS journey officially began, Michael Jackson moved closer to posthumously setting a new record for most autopsies, and Bill Clinton added another line to his resume: superstar envoy. In the battle for the most cringe-inducing quote of the week, Ryan O'Neal staked his claim to the title with his admission that he hit on his daughter, Tatum, at ex-wife Farrah Fawcett's funeral, while George Bush scored major points with his 2003 assertion, newly revealed by French President Jacques Chirac, that he wanted to invade Iraq to thwart Gog and Magog, the Bible's satanic agents of the Apocalypse. Filled with libidinous fervor, O'Neal wanted to bed his kid. Filled with religious fervor, Bush ended up screwing us all.

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This Preposterous Week in Review

Paul Slansky | Posted 09.07.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Lynette Fromme, Bill Clinton, Scientology, Apa, At the Movies, Justin Barrett, Jacques Chirac, Glenn Beck, Fox News, Week in Review, Comedy News
Paul Slansky

The racist cop is suing the Boston Police Department and demanding compensation for everything he's had to endure, Fox News has no idea where Iraq is, and Glenn Beck says, "Don't kill anyone."

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Salma Hayek Gets Married At Star-Studded Venice Party (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Katherine Thomson | Posted 05.26.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Ashley Judd, Salma Hayek Wedding, Gael Garcia Bernal, Stuart Townsend, Ziyi Zhang, Salma Hayek, Penelope Cruz, Edward Norton, Jacques Chirac, Enrique Murciano, David Blaine, Slideshow, Charlize Theron, Francois-Henri Pinault, Olivier Martinez, Anna Wintour, Bono, Salma Hayek Wedding Venice, Entertainment News

Guests motored to the restored La Fenice theater in Venice Saturday as Salma Hayek and Francois-Henri Pinault tied the knot - for the second time. S...

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Salma Hayek Wedding Photos: Venice Masquerade (PICTURES)

Huffington Post | Katherine Thomson | Posted 05.25.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Salma Hayek, Salma Hayek Wedding, Salma Hayek Venice, Vivi Nevo, Jacques Chirac, Slideshow, Charlize Theron, Lily Cole, Zhang Ziyi, Francois-Henri Pinault, Stuart Townsend, Anna Wintour, Salma Hayek Wedding Photos, Entertainment News

UPDATE: SEE AND READ ABOUT SATURDAY'S BASHSalma Hayek and Francois-Henry Pinault are following up their Parisian Valentine's Day nuptials with a weeke...

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Sunday Roundup

Arianna Huffington | Posted 02.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, Joseph Lowery, Aretha Franklin, Yo-Yo Ma, Jacques Chirac, Itzhak Perlman, Jacques Chirac Dog Bites Him, John Roberts, Cheney Wheelchair, Barack Obama, Scooter Libby, Dick Cheney, Politics News
Arianna Huffington

Some post-Inauguration predictions: Itzhak Perlman and Yo-Yo Ma will refuse all future cold-weather bookings. Aretha Franklin will now be known as "The Queen of Soul...and Funky Hats." Rev. Lowery will be invited to throw out the first pitch at the home openers of the Atlanta Braves and the Cleveland Indians. Jacques Chirac will not be renting Cujo anytime soon. George Bush will not be on Scooter Libby's Christmas card list this year. In the Dick-Cheney-in-a-wheelchair-movie-reference-derby, "Mr. Potter" will beat out "Ernst Stavro Blofeld." The swearing in will not be the last time President Obama and Chief Justice Roberts are not on the same page.

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Jacques Chirac's Dog Bites Him: Chirac Hospitalized After Mauling By "Clinically Depressed" Poodle

Daily Mail | Ian Sparks | Posted 02.21.2009 | World

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Former French president Jacques Chirac was rushed to hospital after being mauled by his own 'clinically depressed' pet dog. The 76-year-old statesman...

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Krugman on Obama and 'You 2.0'

Juliette Powell | Posted 02.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Global Economy, Economic Policy, Obama Appointments, Bloggers, Juliette Powell, Jacques Chirac, Paul Krugman on Barack Obama, Obama Administration, Paul Krugman, Obama, Facebook, Culture, Political Blogging, Blogger Community, Barack Obama, Online Community Obama, Checks and Balances, Obama and the Internet, You 2.0, Politics News
Juliette Powell

There have been some proposed appointments in the national security area, or at least floated appointments, that have essentially been torpedoed because the online community said, "No."

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French President Sarkozy Sues Ex-Spy Chief In Sex Scandal

The Independent | John Lichfield | Posted 11.17.2008 | Politics

Read More: Sex Scandal, Sarko, Jacques Chirac, Sex Scandals, Foreign Affairs, Nicholas Sarkozy, Yves Bertrand, Politics News

President Nicolas Sarkozy has taken the unprecedented step of suing the former chief of a French internal intelligence service, pursuing his long, vic...

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If You Think Bush Is So Bad that McCain Can't Win, Recall French President Sarkozy

Paul Abrams | Posted 10.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: French Election, France, John McCain, Barack Obama, SéGolèNe Royal, Jacques Chirac, Nicolas Sarkozy, Politics News
Paul Abrams

McCain has embarked on a Sarkozy campaign strategy, employing the tactics of Karl Rove. And, thusfar, the Obama campaign is letting him get away with it.

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