France&#39;s defeated Royal signals she will battle on
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A combative Segolene Royal took the stage  on Tuesday for the first time since her presidential poll  defeat, promising to fight for a Socialist success in  parliamentary elections but staying quiet about her own future.
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One is French. One is American. Both may become the first female presidents of their country. But will Segolene Royal and Hillary Rodham Clinton support or snub each other in their battle?
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VITROLLES, France, Sept. 29 -- Segolene Royal confirmed  Friday that she wants to become the Socialist candidate in the 2007 French presidential election, officially entering a race against a string of party heavyweights.
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How do you compete with mom, flag, and apple pie?That's the American version of the question facing France's conservatives, now that Segolene Royal has emerged as the Socialist Party's candidate for president ...Comment
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France have a mighty tall order when they defend their Fed Cup title against hot favourites Russia at the weekend. The Russians, out to capture their first Fed
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The risk of abstention looms large in  Sunday&#39;s parliamentary election, with many French voters saying  President Nicolas Sarkozy&#39;s conservatives will win regardless  of their vote.
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French citizen&#39;s murder, shootout between suspected militants and security forces in kingdom spotlights terrorism battle. By Ali Khalil - RIYADH.
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When the leading left-wing tabloid sells a sizable stake to a Rothschild heir, you know things are getting desperate for France&#39;s newspaper industry.
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Defeated French Socialist presidential candidate Segolene Royal came under fire over her bid to lead the leftist party on Monday, with one rival accusing her of seeking to establish a monarchy.
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PARIS When I heard George W. Bush and Ghazi al-Yawar, the interim Iraqi president, speak of elections as the &quot;savior&quot; for freedom-hungry Iraqis in the midst of war, I was reminded with Queen Marie Antoinette&#39;s infamous solution to the starving French
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The split between SÃ©golÃ¨ne Royal and FranÃ§ois Hollande threatens to complicate efforts by the Socialist Party to close ranks.
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The race for the French presidency will move up a gear this week with the official investiture of Segolene Royal as the Socialist Party's (PS) candidate and with Nicolas Sarkozy throwing his hat into the ring for the right-wing UMP party's nomination.
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: Britainâs Prince Charles, under fire for being old fashioned and elitist, battled today to convince his future subjects he is not out of touch.
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An old foe came calling just as Amelie Mauresmo reached the peak of her career. She&#39;d spent a month as the talk of her homeland, the first French tennis player of either gender to reach the world&#39;s No.
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BBC Europe editor Mark Mardell on the battle of the blogosphere under way in France three months ahead of the presidential election.
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Segolene Royal has officially launched her campaign to become France's first woman president at a congress of her Socialist Party as her main rival on the ruling right, Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy, struggled to mount a challenge.
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PARIS, Nov. 17 -- Riding a wave of popular disgust with France's political status quo, SÃÂ©golÃÂ¨ne Royal on Thursday used an Internet-fueled, personality-driven campaign to capture the Socialist Party's nomination for president and boost her bid to become France's first female head of state.