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Does the right to free speech mean you can buy as many attack ads as you want? François Picard's panel argues over the record spending in the US election campaign.

DEBATE
  • A. Craig COPETAS, Journalist and author of "Mona Lisa's Pajamas"; 
  • Paul VALLET, Professor of Political Science at French political science institute Sciences Po; 
  • Benoît THIEULIN, Director of web ad agency "La Netscouade" and advisor to campaign of French Socialist candidate François Hollande;
  • John SAMPLES, Director of the Center for Representative Government, CATO Institute (from Washington, DC).

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Produced by Julie Dungelhoeff, Pauline Heilmann, Mary Colombel, Anelise Borges

Homegrown terror (part 2)
23/05/2013 - THE DEBATE

Homegrown terror (part 2)

With attackers who stick around the crime scene to brag, a lot has changed since the July 2005 London bombings. After last year’s Toulouse shootings and last month’s attack on the Boston marathon, François Picard’s panel looks at homegrown terror made in Britain;
Homegrown terror
23/05/2013 - THE DEBATE

Homegrown terror

With attackers who stick around the crime scene to brag, a lot has changed since the July 2005 London bombings. After last year’s Toulouse shootings and last month’s attack on the Boston marathon, François Picard’s panel looks at homegrown terror made in Britain.
Iran: no more surprises? (part 2)
22/05/2013 - THE DEBATE

Iran: no more surprises? (part 2)

Is the outcome of Iran’s presidential election a foregone conclusion or will the protest vote coalesce around one candidate? François Picard’s panel argues over just how much the clerics control the process.
Iran: no more surprises?
22/05/2013 - THE DEBATE

Iran: no more surprises?

Is the outcome of Iran’s presidential election a foregone conclusion or will the protest vote coalesce around one candidate? François Picard’s panel argues over just how much the clerics control the process.
More English? Non merci (part 2)
21/05/2013 - THE DEBATE

More English? Non merci (part 2)

Is loosening a ban on English-language classes in French universities akin to waving the white flag of surrender or a way of getting the French in on the global conversation? Passions run high in a debate that splits both academics and politicians.

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