Via France24 French Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy Sunday was officially designated a candidate in the upcoming presidential elections, after winning the nomination of the ruling Union for a Popular Movement (UMP). Sarkozy, 51, was acclaimed by a party congress in Paris after winning an internal ballot of 338,000 UMP members to choose a contender for elections in April. Results showed that Sarkozy had 98.1 percent of votes cast. There was never any doubt about the result as Sarkozy was...
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Is there more than one earth? or were we just a freak accident?
The usual are we alone in the universe question and the European Space Agency seam to be looking for more earth-like planets. Class M planets for other Trekkie’s out there!!! From Sky News Mission To Find ‘Earths’ A satellite has been launched to seek out new Earth-like planets beyond the solar system and explore the interiors of stars. The European Space Agency’s (ESA’s) COROT project, which blasted off from Kazakhstan, will put a telescope into orbit that is capable...
New International French News Channel
Via Al Jazeera France 24 has been launched and will be accessible in Europe, Africa and the Middle East in Frence, English and Arabic. France 24 joins an already crowded international news arena with CNN, BBC World and Al Jazeer. “In the symphony of the free press, there is now a French voice,” he said. “We’re late, and we’re trying to catch up.” A French International Station was called for back in 1991 by the French President, due to...
French "aids awareness" video
Found a cool AIDS awareness video on Gaycork.com. Click here to watch it. Its really cool and has a lovely moral to it.
Given the failure of the French and Dutch to approve the European Constitution, how far does Europe need a Constitution?
I was very disappointed to hear the results of the referenda in France and the Netherlands. I believe that the European Union needs a constitution to codify all the treaties and set out the powers of each of the institutions. Europe needs a constitution. When you look at organisations that have constitutions they are many and diverse. From local sports clubs to countries, constitutions lay out the basic rules and procedures for the running of the organisation. Currently the...
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