Word: penning
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...result was hardly startling after Mitterrand's strong showing in the first round of balloting on April 24, though the release of three French hostages in Lebanon last Wednesday seemed briefly to boost Chirac's chances. Chirac failed to capture enough supporters of Jean-Marie Le Pen, the ultra-rightist candidate, who fared surprisingly well in the initial round. On the eve of his triumph, Mitterrand, 71, outlined his plans for the second term with Time Inc. Editor- in-Chief Jason McManus, TIME Managing Editor Henry Muller, Assistant Managing Editor Karsten Prager and Paris Bureau Chief Jordan Bonfante. Excerpts from...
...What are we to make of the Le Pen phenomenon...
...Chirac, the arithmetic was more problematical. In addition to his 19.9%, the experts reckoned he could count on 11.5 percentage points from Le Pen's voters and 15 from the Barre camp. That would still leave him short...
...barnstorming dash, Chirac will seek to appeal to both the center- right and Le Pen voters. The Premier flatly ruled out any deals with the National Front, but he said he would address "the worries" of extreme-right voters. Chirac mentioned "all those who want security and to be assured that delinquency, criminality and terrorism will be fought with the necessary firmness; that our national identity will be preserved; that clandestine immigration will be fought...
Outside is one of the post's main tourist attractions: Clay Henry, a beer- drinking goat whose pen abuts the shaded porch. A boozer of 14 years' standing, Clay Henry picks up an opened can or bottle in his mouth and downs the contents in seconds. "He has drunk as much as 24 cans in a single day," says Linda Garcia, a clerk at the post. CLAY HENRY FOR MAYOR, reads a sign on the fridge that holds the beer...