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...slashing the French state's 80% share in GDF. "Even the ump deputies are now acting like the opposition," says political scientist Dominique Reynié of Sciences Po. Adding to the turbulence, last week Villepin sued three authors for libel over claims linked to the murky Clearstream affair, then let his frustration boil over in the face of charges that he was too eager to protect embattled EADS co-ceo Noël Forgeard in the face of expensive Airbus production delays and an investigation into the propriety of stock sales. When Socialist leader François Hollande said Villepin...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Testy Under Pressure | 6/25/2006 | See Source »

...infinite variety and character of English gardens have been delighting visitors for centuries. And the green and pleasant land's love affair with horticulture still thrives - an array of sublime landscapes awaits those prepared to venture off the proverbial[an error occurred while processing this directive] garden path. Classical gardens don't get much finer than those at Chatsworth House in Derbyshire. Designed by Capability Brown in the 18th century, the grounds are so grand it's said they inspired Jane Austen's vision of Mr. Darcy's home in Pride and Prejudice; Chatsworth was used...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: English Roses | 6/22/2006 | See Source »

...Like the footwear it's named after, this 25-room affair demonstrates that style and affordability are not mutually exclusive. For a low-season average of around $250 a night (roughly $300 in the high-season months of May, June, September and October), you get not one room but two. That's because every bedroom comes with its own sitting room across the hall, each with a flat-screen TV, small table, sofa bed (for children under 12, who stay free), balcony and, best of all, a hammock with views across the rooftops...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Happy Camper | 6/19/2006 | See Source »

...curb the aggression and the racist attitudes of the Sudanese government and the actions of the African Union on one level and the United Nations on another. So this has shown the weaknesses of the A.U.? I remember one statement to the United Nations: "It's a family affair, and we will take care of it within the African family." What is the family about? I'm afraid I have very little patience for this pious, traditional way of doing things. In traditional societies you do not accept this level of aggression. Islamic fundamentalism is spreading in Africa. Is that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 10 Questions for Wole Soyinka | 6/18/2006 | See Source »

...compact runabout. Italian jeweler Bulgari has lent its name to a hotel in Milan. And in Barcelona, Spanish shoemaker Camper has its own venture, Casa Camper, www.camper.es, set on a street off the city's famed Las Ramblas. Like the footwear it's named after, this 25-room affair demonstrates that style and affordability are not mutually exclusive. For a low-season average of around $250 a night (roughly $300 in the high-season months of May, June, September and October), you[an error occurred while processing this directive] get not one room but two. That's because every bedroom...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Happy Camper | 6/13/2006 | See Source »

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