France's Chirac Queried in Probe of Party Financing
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PARIS, July 19 -- A judge questioned former president Jacques Chirac for more than four hours Thursday in an investigation into a party financing scandal that dates to his time as mayor of Paris, his attorney said. It was the first time a former French president has undergone questioning under such...
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French prosecutors investigate alleged embezzlement by the leaders of Gabon and Congo.
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PARIS -- France's energetic and outspoken finance minister, Nicolas Sarkozy, took over the leadership of the country's ruling party yesterday, giving him a vehicle and platform to launch a presidential campaign in 2007 and setting up what is likely to be two years of intense political combat with the incumbent president, Jacques Chirac. Chirac, who turns 72 today, has hinted ...
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British police have questioned British Prime Minister Tony Blair for a second time in an investigation into political party funding that has cast a shadow over his final months in office.
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Jacques Chirac's potential successors _ including the head of his own party, Nicolas Sarkozy _ are racing to distance themselves from the French president's legacy that critics say is marred by economic ...Comment
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French prosecutors have opened a preliminary investigation into whether President Nicolas Sarkozy received a substantial discount when he purchased an apartment in a rich suburb of Paris when he was mayor in 1997, judicial officials said Wednesday.
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The man French authorities were questioning was identified as Moussa Bakir, a broker at SociÃ©tÃ© GÃ©nÃ©raleâs futures brokerage unit.
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German investment in China is huge -- but is it losing its edge? France hopes to strengthen its business foothold in the vast Asian economy with a visit by President Jacques Chirac starting on Monday.
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Jacques Chirac is set to announce that he will not seek a third term as President of France.Comment
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France wants its NATO partners to set up a "contact group" to review and reorganize the alliance's mission in Afghanistan, President Jacques Chirac said in remarks released on Nov.Comment
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Prime Minister Tony Blair has been questioned by police probing allegations that his ruling Labour Party gave honours to financial backers.
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French President Jacques Chirac said Friday he was concerned about the weakness of the US dollar and hinted that the European Union should react to the situation.
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In a new book seen as a prelude to a presidential bid, France's finance minister is taking up the thorny question of how to reach out to an increasingly assertive Muslim minority and integrate it into a largely ...
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Â· Ex-president questioned as immunity comes to endÂ· Party officials said to have been on Paris city payroll
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One of France's top presidential candidates asked mayors and other elected officials on Monday to give their backing to an extreme right-wing politician to ensure he has enough endorsements to run in the spring elections.
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Former French president Jacques Chirac has refused to testify over a political dirty tricks scandal, but could face questioning over a party financing affair before he took office.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair has been questioned by police investigating whether political parties awarded state honors in return for loans, his spokesman said on Thursday.