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...Lenoir has made a habit of jumping gender barriers. Now she's bridging political divides as well. Despite links with Socialist leaders dating back to the late President François Mitterrand, the leftist Lenoir was named France's Minister of European Affairs last week by new conservative Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin. The nomination of Lenoir surprised many on both ends of the political spectrum. But her appointment was described by some observers as proof of Raffarin's determination to assemble a government attentive to - and comprising - all segments of French social and political life. "I think...
...work? Beyond that, does it offer us a new experience? Does that experience have depth, rewarding revisitation? Lastly, does it posses that aesthetic quality, that no matter the substance, can be called beauty? "Epileptic," (L'Association; 176pp.; $24.95), the graphical autobiography by David B. (né Pierre-François Beauchard), passes all of these tests, making it one of the "must-haves...
...round voting on June 9 will qualify National Front candidates for the June 16 run-offs in over 200 of France's 577 legislative races - way up from the 1997 level of 75. Such triangulaire battles will pit the National Front against rivals from the Socialist Party led by François Hollande and the rightist groupings under the newly re-elected President Jacques Chirac. But a strong showing from the National Front could split the vote for the right, allowing the Socialists to capture parliament. That would saddle Chirac with another five years of cohabitation, during which he would...
...speaks rude words with abandon. A cheaper alternative: Manila GWYNETH PALTROW Actress debuts well in the West End. It's only a matter of time before she starts speaking in that lame, Madonna-ish, mid-Atlantic accent Losers DANIELLE STEEL Steamy novelist hogs 26 parking permits in cramped San Fran. The city may want to rethink policy of allotting spaces based on fabulousness ANN WINTERTON British Tory M.P. sacked from opposition post for telling an Asian joke. If this is a fireable offense, the Queen might need to find a new consort JASON KIDD NBA star loses out on league...
...annual meeting, Michelin will reveal the results of an inaugural flotation of 1.3 million shares to employees. Due partly to incentives like discounts and 0% loans, the offering is expected to be massively oversubscribed. The meeting also marks the retirement of Edouard's father, 75-year-old patriarch François Michelin, who took the helm in 1957. With his focus on technological innovation - the company invented the radial tire - and almost cultish devotion to the customer, he transformed Michelin from the world's 10th-ranked tiremaker into the second-largest producer, after Goodyear. Edouard realizes that some of Michelin...