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Gingrich, Chirac, Sarkozy: politicians and their campaign music
03/02/2012 - MEDIAWATCH

Gingrich, Chirac, Sarkozy: politicians and their campaign music

MEDIAWATCH, Thurs. 2/2/2012: Newt Gingrich's campaign has been sued for using 1980s classic "Eye of the Tiger" as a campaign tune. We take a look at similar cases in the past. Also, how Jacques Chirac sidestepped this risk: having a song composed for him! It's an '80s music special tonight!
Chirac verdict: 'Guilty?! Me?!'
16/12/2011 - IN THE FRENCH PAPERS

Chirac verdict: 'Guilty?! Me?!'

France's papers report on the historic guilty verdict for former French President Jacques Chirac. His political career now gets a damaging footnote: a two-year suspended sentence. And the US withdrawal from Iraq also gets full coverage. That's the focus for this French press review, Friday 16th December 2011.
Insults and unflattering cartoons: the end of the Entente Cordiale?
15/12/2011 - MEDIA WATCH FRANCE

Insults and unflattering cartoons: the end of the Entente Cordiale?

MEDIAWATCH, Thurs. 15/12/2011: Mud slinging between Sarkozy and Cameron...AGAIN (although mainly in one direction), as well as a highly offensive depiction of the Brits on the front of Charlie Hebdo, might lead one to believe that official relations between France and Britain have hit a new low. This as well as reaction to the Chirac verdict in today's Mediawatch.
Chirac found guilty (part 2)
15/12/2011 - THE DEBATE

Chirac found guilty (part 2)

Despite a long and well-documented list of corruption allegations, the conviction of Jacques Chirac surprises many. Is the two-year suspended sentence a slap on the wrist or a watershed moment for French politics?
Chirac found guilty
15/12/2011 - THE DEBATE

Chirac found guilty

Despite a long and well-documented list of corruption allegations, the conviction of Jacques Chirac surprises many. Is the two-year suspended sentence a slap on the wrist or a watershed moment for French politics?
Former president Chirac convicted in corruption trial
16/12/2011 - FRANCE - POLITICS

Former president Chirac convicted in corruption trial

Former French president Jacques Chirac was found guilty on Thursday of embezzling funds and violating public trust for hiring members of his political party for non-existent civil jobs while he was mayor of Paris. Chirac says he will not appeal.
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The press is dead, long live the press
15/12/2011 - IN THE FRENCH PAPERS

The press is dead, long live the press

The French press reacts in shock to Tuesday's shooting in Belgium - while former president Jacques Chirac gets the verdict in his corruption trial today, and daily newspaper France Soir prints its final edition.
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French court to rule in Chirac corruption trial
15/12/2011 - FRANCE - POLITICS

French court to rule in Chirac corruption trial

A Paris court was set Thursday to give their verdict in a trial in which former French president Jacques Chirac is accused of corruption in party financing during his time as Paris mayor from 1977 to 1995.
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France calls off 'dirty money' probe into Chirac
16/11/2011 - FRANCE

France calls off 'dirty money' probe into Chirac

Paris prosecutors said Wednesday they had called off a probe into claims that French former president Jacques Chirac (photo) and other politicians accepted money from African regimes in order to fund political campaigns, citing a lack of evidence.
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Chirac protests innocence as corruption trial closes
23/09/2011 - FRANCE

Chirac protests innocence as corruption trial closes

Former French President Jacques Chirac denied charges of misuse of public funds when he was mayor of Paris in the 1990s in a statement read by his lawyer on the closing day of his trial Friday. The judge is due to return his verdict on December 15.
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