France: Obama’s Cairo speech provokes new debate on burqa
faustasblog.com 6/20/2009 — Apparently President Obama’s speech in Cairo has encouraged hundreds of French Muslim women to wear full veils, and French lawmakers are considering a new law banning those veils. France had banned the use of all veils in public schools in 2004, and the country has now enacted a new ...

Burqa Politics in France
prospect.org 6/25/2009 — What happens when feminism and sexual liberation become tools for nationalism?

Sarkozy says burqas are 'not welcome' in France - Yahoo! News
news.yahoo.com 6/22/2009 — PARIS President Nicolas Sarkozy said the Muslim burqa would not be welcome in France , calling the full-body religious gown a sign of the "debasement" of women. In the first presidential address to parliament in 136 years, Sarkozy faced critics who ...

Learning from France
betsyspage.blogspot.com 8/8/2009 — France's health care system is often held up as a model of how successful a single-payer, universal health care plan could be. However, France is waking up to the costs of having such a plan. The French system's fragile solvency shows how tough it is ...

Court May ‘Dissolve’ Scientology in France: Liberation, France
themoderatevoice.com 5/27/2009 — Is the church founded by the late science fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard a unique way to obtain spiritual guidance in a troubled world, or is it a fraud designed to part the gullible from their hard earned money? It’s a debate that’s ...

Healthcare in France
harrisonprice.com 9/5/2009 — An interesting article from Investor’s Business Daily about socialized healthcare in France and why all the good things you’ve been hearing about it are not necessarily true: Health Systems: Health care in France is often held up as a model the U.S. might follow. Yet the French ...

France in NATO: Why It Matters
brusselsjournal.com 3/27/2009 — French President Nicolas Sarkozy has responded to critics of his decision to return France fully to NATO by downplaying the significance of the plan. Sarkozy has argued that France’s full “reintegration” into the military command structure of the ...

The Associated Press: French government supports study of burqa wear
google.com 6/19/2009 — 1 day ago PARIS (AP) France wants to study the small but growing trend of burqa wear, with an eye to possibly banning the Islamic garment from being worn in public, the government's spokesman said Friday. Luc Chatel told France-2 television that the ...

Bodies Found Near Air France Jet Crash Site, Brazilian Air Force Says
huffingtonpost.com 6/6/2009 — RECIFE, Brazil — A Brazilian military official says searchers found two male bodies in the Atlantic Ocean near the area where an Air France jet is believed to have crashed. Air force spokesman Col. Jorge Amaral says the bodies were recovered Saturday morning. They were picked up ...

Air France Black Box Signals Located
military.rightpundits.com 6/23/2009 — French newspaper Le Monde is reporting that Air France black box signals have been located. The weak signals are thought to be from the flight data recorders of Air France flight 447 that crashed in the Atlantic Ocean on June 1, 2009 while it was en route from Rio de Janeiro to Paris. Read ...

Why Europe Is Talking Tougher than Obama on Iran (Time.com) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 6/22/2009
Time.com - The leaders of France, Germany and Britain have all spoke out more strongly against Tehran than President Obama has. There's a good reason for that

Obama: World 'appalled' by Iran — msnbc.com: Politics 6/23/2009
President Barack Obama on Tuesday declared the United States and the entire world are "appalled and outraged" by Iran's violent efforts to crush dissent.

Obama: World 'appalled' by Iran violence (AP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 6/23/2009
AP - President Barack Obama on Tuesday declared the United States and the entire world "appalled and outraged" by Iran's violent efforts to crush dissent, a clear toughening of his rhetoric as Republican critics at home pound him for being too ...

Obama defends Iran policy against GOP critics (AP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 6/23/2009
AP - President Barack Obama is answering Republican critics of his cautious response to the violence following the disputed election in Iran.

Obama administration complains to WTO about China — L.A. Times - Politics 6/23/2009
China's being unfair to U.S. steel producers by restricting access to raw materials, the U.S. says. The complaint is the first to be filed after Obama promised aggressive action in his campaign. >  ...