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...country that prides itself on the Revolutionary ideals of liberty, equality and fraternity, the surprisingly strong showing of far-right leader Jean-Marie Le Pen in the first round of presidential balloting is both unexpected and deeply distressing. But the French contrarian streak was out in force last Sunday when the nation gave Le Pen one of the two spots in the May 5 run-off for president...
...Pen has referred to the Holocaust as a “detail” of history and seeks to outlaw the wearing of Muslim headscarves in schools. He would end legal immigration to France and expel illegal immigrants already in the country. In an editorial Monday, the publisher of the left-leaning French daily Le Monde referred to Le Pen as a “sinister demagogue” and wrote of the humiliation that citizens feel at the strong showing of a man who has often been accused of racism. Despite Le Pen’s radical positions...
...vote compared by some in France to an earthquake, Le Pen came in a close second behind French President Jacques Chirac due to a fractured left wing that sucked votes away from the uninspiring Jospin. Chirac is now almost guaranteed to win the run-off, but the whole incident has left the French wondering how they could have let Le Pen become such a force in national politics when it was uncertain a few weeks ago if he could even get the signatures of enough elected officials to qualify for the ballot...
...sake of France, we hope the voters will reject Le Pen by an overwhelming margin and exorcise the anti-Semitism and hatred of immigrants that has returned to haunt the nation. The recent protests against Le Pen in the streets of Paris and other French cities are heartening. We hope those protesters turn out to vote for Chirac and close the door on a politician who disgraces the French ideal of fraternité and seeks to transform one of the most progressive nations in the world into a xenophobic...
...watching” the text updates from the soccer games back in England. Any number of TFs and Crimson proofers still chastise me for using the word “whilst.” I can’t quite bring myself to give up taking notes in fountain pen and I am still tempted to stop and explain the fundamental principles of grammar to anyone who tells me that they’re “doing good...