nicolas sarkozy

Google's Paris ‘Googleplex'

French Culture  Tue, 12/20/2011 - 08:31

Housed in a 100,000sqft, grand Parisian maison, Google's 100 million euro center will serve as the headquarters for its operations in France, as well as, southern and eastern Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.

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Sarkozy's 'Conquest': A Politico's Path To Power

NPR: Arts & Culture  Thu, 11/10/2011 - 22:27

Like a Francophone version of The West Wing — but centered on real-life figures — this Gallic drama tracks President Nicolas Sarkozy as he maneuvers and manipulates his way to the top.

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Abroad: In Planning a History Museum, Sarkozy Opens a Can of Wor...

Culture - International Herald Tribune  Tue, 03/08/2011 - 04:23

President Nicolas Sarkozy’s plan to open a history museum in Paris has stoked the politically charged debate over French identity.

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France Honors Camus, And Fights Over His Grave Site

NPR: Arts & Culture  Wed, 01/27/2010 - 23:55

France has been celebrating the life and works of writer and philosopher Albert Camus, who died 50 years ago this January.

But the commemoration has been fraught with politics, after President Nicolas Sarkozy suggested moving Camus' remains from a village in the south to Paris.

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Debating The Burqa: Sarkozy Proposes Ban

NPR: Politics & Society  Thu, 07/02/2009 - 10:00

The President of France, Nicolas Sarkozy, wants to ban Muslim women from wearing a burqa, the religious traditional covering, in public.

Muslim American Mehded Maryam Sinclair explains why she appreciates the right to cover her face and head in public, while Muslim feminist and columnist Mona Eltahawy tells why she sees the garment as a source of oppression.

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Obama In France To Honor D-Day Fallen

NPR: Politics & Society  Sat, 06/06/2009 - 06:00

President Obama is in France Saturday to meet President Nicolas Sarkozy and attend ceremonies marking the 65th anniversary of the D-Day landings.

Host Scott Simon talks with NPR's Don Gonyea about the trip.

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France Honors Robert O. Paxton With Legion of Honor

French Culture  Mon, 04/06/2009 - 11:10

On April 2, Guy Yelda, Consul General of France in New York, will confer upon Robert O.

Paxton the insignia of officier of the Legion of Honor. Former Culture Minister Jack Lang nominated Mr.

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Yasmina Reza: Dawn Dusk or Night, A Year with Nicolas Sarkozy

French Culture  Fri, 05/02/2008 - 13:17

Already an enormous success in France, Yasmina Reza's Dawn Dusk or Night will startle English-language readers with its utterly unorthodox (and candid and witty) portrait of a man in his quest for ultimate power.

In 2006, Reza, the most celebrated, multi-award-winning playwright in France, asked Sarkozy a simple question: Would he allow

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