Word: gallic
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...travels gave her time for a tete-a-tete with French President Jacques Chirac, who despite now famous differences with the U.S. over Iraq, planted a Gallic kiss on Mrs. Bush's hand and looked, said one British paper, as if he were ready to move up her arm. Inside the closed-door meeting, things were similarly cozy. When the subject of Iraq came up, Chirac waved his hand and said, "Let bygones be bygones." By contrast, when President Bush met with Chirac in New York City a week earlier, a slightly exasperated Bush said at one point, according...
Bronfman thinks he has an ace in his close relationship with Vivendi CEO Jean-Rene Fourtou. But whether in Edgar Jr. they can trust elicits a Gallic shrug from shareholders. If he offers the right price for the Universal units, says Colette Neuville of a stock owners' group, "whether Bronfman can run it well is another matter that doesn't concern us." --With reporting by Peter Gumbel/Paris and Jeffrey Ressner and Sonja Steptoe/Los Angeles
...Rave [May 16, 17] Performed by the Ballet de Lorraine, this modern dance piece is part of the month-long French May gala, celebrating Gallic food, wine and culture. Rave synthesizes punk rock and classical ballet with the choreography of a fashion show. To learn more, click on www.frenchmay.com...
MEANWHILE IN AUSTRALIA Going Gallic Jacques Chirac's antiwar stance has earned him popularity at home - and with supporters abroad. The southern coastal city of Wollongong is threatening to "defect" to France to protest its own government's support for military action against Iraq. City councilmen will make their case this week to the French Consul General in Sydney...
...bringing an explosive end to his career as CEO of the Franco-American media giant Vivendi, Jean-Marie Messier managed a rare feat in the world of global business. He combined Gallic intransigence with Yankee arrogance to infuriate shareholders and employees on both sides of the Atlantic. The French hated him for selling out their culture, acting like a foreign mogul and moving to New York City. North Americans hated him for losing money and refusing to concede that his strategy had faltered. Even as the company's stock price descended to new lows, he spoke of running Vivendi...