Word: mitterrand
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...Wiesel's moral authority that brought together Vaclav Havel and Nelson Mandela; Jimmy Carter and Francois Mitterrand; the authors Gunter Grass and Nadine Gordimer; Chai Ling and Li Lu, leaders of the democracy movement in Tiananmen Square -- an astonishing collection of Nobel prizewinners, professors, rectors, saints. A man could not make his way through the SAS Scandinavia Hotel in Oslo without ricocheting off one paragon or another. Such saturations of virtue and celebrity gave me a jolt of anxiety: this is a perfect target for a bomb. But the choice of Oslo was canny. Norway has its immunities...
...news with which he concludes is unpersuasive. His pessimism is unwarranted by what is already happening in Europe. British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, Europe's most unabashed opponent of the superstate, is increasingly the odd woman out. Other leaders, particularly Chancellor Helmut Kohl of West Germany and President Francois Mitterrand of France, seem committed to moving in the direction that Thatcher disdains -- toward forms of political and military cooperation that entail the pooling of sovereignty...
...something wrong with the 73-year-old President of France? For months the health of Francois Mitterrand has been a source of quiet concern among some world leaders. In the Florida Keys last April for talks with President Bush, Mitterrand looked deathly pale, says a U.S. official, and his color since then has ranged "from gray to green, neither of which is good." Some who do business with Mitterrand note that his once imposing intellect and presence seem dulled, apparently by fatigue. He tires easily in meetings and seems to have a short attention span; during last month's economic...
Last week the French President's office released an official communique stating that doctors had detected a mild case of low blood sugar and low blood pressure during Mitterrand's twice-yearly checkup. But rumors persist that the full extent of Mitterrand's mysterious malady has yet to be disclosed. According to a well-placed official, Mitterrand travels with dialysis and transfusion equipment and received one blood transfusion during his Florida visit...
...price" he would have to pay for Adidas "will make all those who doubt our financial ability look ridiculous." Some reports put the figure at $450 million. Tapie's bid for Adidas could also benefit from the French government's unofficial blessing. With the tacit approval of President Francois Mitterrand, Tapie in 1988 won a seat in the National Assembly, running as an independent candidate...