As the U.S. election race heats up, blogger Pamela Poole says Parisians are enjoying the spectacle, finding it simultaneously entertaining and horrifying.
Election 2012: Postcard from Paris —
As the U.S. election race heats up, blogger Pamela Poole says Parisians are enjoying the spectacle, finding it simultaneously entertaining and horrifying.
Both Nicolas Sarkozy and Barack Obama hope to be returned to their respective presidencies for second terms this year.
Election 2012: Postcard from Paris —
Both Nicolas Sarkozy and Barack Obama hope to be returned to their respective presidencies for second terms this year.
The French feel a strong political kinship with the U.S. because the countries fanned each other's revolutionary flames, says writer Pamela Poole.
Election 2012: Postcard from Paris —
The French feel a strong political kinship with the U.S. because the countries fanned each other's revolutionary flames, says writer Pamela Poole.
Thousands gathered to welcome Barack Obama to Paris in 2008, and that was before he was elected president.
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Thousands gathered to welcome Barack Obama to Paris in 2008, and that was before he was elected president.
Thousands of Parisians had previously taken to the streets to protest wars started by Obama's much less popular predecessor, George W. Bush.
Election 2012: Postcard from Paris —
Thousands of Parisians had previously taken to the streets to protest wars started by Obama's much less popular predecessor, George W. Bush.
France, which is preparing for presidential elections in April, has limits on campaign expenditures -- which might explain the ugly posters.
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France, which is preparing for presidential elections in April, has limits on campaign expenditures -- which might explain the ugly posters.
Marine Le Pen's National Front, a controversial far right party, hopes Europe's financial woes will lead to a big showing for the French nationalist party at the polls.
Election 2012: Postcard from Paris —
Marine Le Pen's National Front, a controversial far right party, hopes Europe's financial woes will lead to a big showing for the French nationalist party at the polls.
After years of the stuffy Jacques Chirac, the French elected the fresher Sarkozy as president -- but Obama remains a step above, and not only in "coolitude."
Election 2012: Postcard from Paris —
After years of the stuffy Jacques Chirac, the French elected the fresher Sarkozy as president -- but Obama remains a step above, and not only in "coolitude."
The French people and media get a kick out of seeing Obama's laid back demeanor, his hipness, and yes, his impromptu duets with B.B. King.
Election 2012: Postcard from Paris —
The French people and media get a kick out of seeing Obama's laid back demeanor, his hipness, and yes, his impromptu duets with B.B. King.
Republican candidate Mitt Romney speaks French, but it's one of the last things you'll hear him talk about on the campaign trail.
Election 2012: Postcard from Paris —
Republican candidate Mitt Romney speaks French, but it's one of the last things you'll hear him talk about on the campaign trail.