Jacques Chirac

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

AP | NICOLAS VAUX-MONTAGNY | Posted 10.30.2009 | World


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

Sunday Roundup

Arianna Huffington | Posted 09.08.2009 | Politics


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.

This Preposterous Week in Review

Paul Slansky | Posted 09.07.2009 | Comedy


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."

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

Huffington Post | Katherine Thomson | Posted 05.26.2009 | Entertainment


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...

Salma Hayek Wedding Photos: Venice Masquerade (PICTURES)

Huffington Post | Katherine Thomson | Posted 05.25.2009 | Entertainment


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...

Sunday Roundup

Arianna Huffington | Posted 02.24.2009 | Politics


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.

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

Daily Mail | Ian Sparks | Posted 02.21.2009 | World


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

Krugman on Obama and 'You 2.0'

Juliette Powell | Posted 02.15.2009 | Politics


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."

French President Sarkozy Sues Ex-Spy Chief In Sex Scandal

The Independent | John Lichfield | Posted 11.17.2008 | Politics


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

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

Paul Abrams | Posted 10.06.2008 | Politics


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.