EIN News: France Elections News

SA, EU summit opens in France

25 Jul 2008 20:00 GMT

... Friday began their first-ever summit in the French city of Bordeaux, with South Africa set ... future government, after a widely condemned presidential election and a one-man run-off won by Mugabe. ...

Slicing up Ontario's $6.2B pie

25 Jul 2008 19:59 GMT

... at Union Station all the way to Paris or London. That's Paris, France and London, England -- not their Ontario ... cash on pet projects to enhance the re-election hopes of politicians. DO: Invest in children. ...

Video: Barack Obama stakes claim as new JFK the day before arriving in Britain

25 Jul 2008 19:31 GMT

... help build a bomb that detonates in Paris. "The poppies in Afghanistan become the heroin ... of Obama's impressive rhetoric was aimed at voters back home who will in November choose ... McCain by an incredible 49-point margin. In France it is an even wider 51 points. ...

Cracking the Door

25 Jul 2008 19:31 GMT

... really that interested in Europe, as a French newspaper highlighted that he has never met ... extravaganzas," Most worrying for Obama is that voters still tell pollsters they can identify more ...

Obama enjoys strong support as tour moves to France

25 Jul 2008 19:31 GMT

... July 25, 2008 | 2:18 PM ET French President Nicolas Sarkozy, left, gestures as he ... conference marked the only official events in Paris for Obama, the presumptive Democratic nominee for ... policy experience. Obama used his visit to France to stress the importance of improving co-operation ...

Liberal MPs defiant over party merger

25 Jul 2008 19:30 GMT

... I will play the role of the French in the castle and snub my nose ... of the new party. I demand a by-election as should everyone who's elected member has ...

Obama wins German vote

25 Jul 2008 19:30 GMT

... top-selling Bild. Mr Obama next stop is Paris to meet French President Nicolas Sarkozy, then London before heading ... of a tour designed to reassure sceptical voters in the US about Mr Obamas ability ...

Zimbabwe crisis shadows SAfrica-EU summit

25 Jul 2008 19:30 GMT

... EU-South Africa summit, held in the picturesque French city of Bordeaux. "Mbeki's mediation must be ... after veteran

Barack Obama rekindles memories of JFK in Berlin

25 Jul 2008 19:29 GMT

... Although yet to be tested at the ballot box in the USA, Obama is massively ... John McCain by a 49-point margin. In France, the margin is 51 points and in ...

Deadlocked world trade talks hang by a thread

25 Jul 2008 19:29 GMT

... countries that were major providers of employment. French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who has often said ... of the year by which time U.S. elections would put talks on hold for months ...

McCain camp: 'Premature victory lap' >

25 Jul 2008 19:27 GMT

... these new leaders in Europe, particularly in France and Germany, are much more pro-American than ... Obama is more interested in winning the election than the war could backfire. "It's red ... three most recent national surveys of registered voters shows the senator from Illinois with 47 ...

Obama heads for Paris after rapturous scenes in Berlin

25 Jul 2008 19:27 GMT

... Obama heads for Paris after rapturous scenes in Berlin PARIS (AFP) ... Illinois senator has sparked much excitement in France, where polls mirror those across "Obamania" read ... of the rightwing pro-US Sarkozy greatly improved US-French relations, which were poisoned by France's staunch ...

Vexing complications prevent Angola from reaching its diamond potential

25 Jul 2008 19:20 GMT

... trading partners are the US, China, Taiwan, France, Chile, South Africa, South Korea, Portugal and ... are being crossed that Angolas upcoming Parliamentary election in September will strengthen political stability, and ...

What's Behind the Slide in Oil and Commodities?

25 Jul 2008 19:18 GMT

... of fatigue. Industrial output in Germany and France plunged -2.6% in May, the biggest monthly ... home prices are falling ahead of an election. The rebels at the Bernanke Fed talk ...

Obama "look at Berlin" speech scores huge success with Germans

25 Jul 2008 19:04 GMT

... Bild. Obama was set to fly to Paris later Friday where he will meet with French President Nicolas Sarkozy and take part in ... of a tour designed to reassure skeptical voters in the U.S. about Obama's ability to ...