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...successful push last July to secure the freeing of six Bulgarian medics facing capital punishment on trumped-up murder charges in Libya. Though Sarkozy came away from that looking like a hero, allegations swirled in its wake that he'd not only stolen the thunder from nearly completed European Union efforts to secure the Bulgarian's liberty, but had done so by paying millions of dollars in "compensation" to Libya. At around this time France also cut military and energy deals with Tripoli. A parliamentary panel continues to investigate the details behind French negotiations with Libya, and get a full...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sarkozy Rides to the Rescue in Chad | 11/5/2007 | See Source »

...other issues, such as expanding the European Union to include some key U.S. allies, Sarkozy may be even more at odds with Bush than Chirac had been: Even more strongly than his predecessor, Sarkozy wants to shut the E.U. door to Turkey's membership, which is directly at odds with what Washington wants. Nor would Bush have much time for Sarko's complaints about the disparities in the dollar-euro exchange rate. Instead, expect the two men to emphasize their agreement (hardly new) on fighting the good fight in Afghanistan, gradual French reintegration within NATO, and doing something about thuggery...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sarkozy's Visit: Stressing the Positive | 11/5/2007 | See Source »

...former Oakland Raider guard Gene Upshaw, has turned its back on its own. Despite the existence of a $1 billion NFLPA fund for retirees, the tax forms from 2006 show that only about 120 succeeded in obtaining disability benefits, for a total of approximately $9 million. The union, which is expected to work with management to provide for veterans who built the league, will simply not dole out the dough. Why in such a lucrative industry, do the heroes of America’s greatest game have to live in agony and poverty? Some, like former Jaguars guard Brian DeMarco...

Author: By Raúl A. Carrillo | Title: Weak Coverage | 11/4/2007 | See Source »

...could be a useful rallying cry as Iowa and New Hampshire fast approach. Already, the campaign uses his electability as a defense when things don't go their way. Last Wednesday, when the former First Lady won the endorsement of the powerful Association of Federal, State and Municipal Employees Union - which has more than 30,000 members in Iowa - Obama campaign manager David Plouffe responded with this: "It is a bit surprising that the union probably most concerned with state and local election results would support the candidate with the likeliest least appeal in red states. When Barack Obama...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Obama's Red State Appeal | 11/2/2007 | See Source »

...rule-breaking expediency necessary. Zoe's Ark's French lawyer, meanwhile, has suggested there is a political motive driving Chadian leaders who initially denounced the NGO as a "pedophile" group using humanitarian cover for "child trafficking." Chad, the lawyer notes, has objected to a French-led deployment of European Union peacekeeping forces in eastern Chad to protect Darfur refugees, and could be exploiting the Zoe's Ark case to whip up anti-foreigner sentiment. Chadian leaders deny those accusations, and say the E.U. troop deployment will proceed as planned. Regardless, other humanitarian aid groups attending to the Darfur crisis says...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: New Doubts Over Chad 'Adoptions' | 11/2/2007 | See Source »

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