Mitterrand

The day the paleo-Socialists of the Mitterrand generation allow such figures to emerge would be the dawn of a real revolution.

As for preferring the Reagan end of the Reagan-Mitterrand spectrum, I guess you did not have to go out so much on a limb there.

Asked at the time about his use of the term "young boys" , Mitterrand said he called all men "boys" and it did not refer to minors.

It is surprising and somewhat ironic that Kohl and Mitterrand achieved one of the greatest feats in the history of money.

Mitterrand's offer was well framed -- Germany would get a currency union largely on its terms, but Kohl would have to compromise on timing.

Britain has also now effectively nationalised its large banks, just as the French once did under Mitterrand.

Sarkozy, when he appointed Mitterrand this summer, described the book as "brave and talented" .

For most of Mitterrand's presidency, it became clear, he had spent most of his nights at the apartment of Anne Pingeot, an art historian.

Fourteen years thereafter, no one could fail to concede that Mitterrand had indeed made good on this bold promise.

Mitterrand further insisted that the opening of the IGC be announced in December 1989 during the French presidency of the European Council.

He started to mimic the mannerisms, the talk, even the walk of his hero Mitterrand.

Mitterrand's energy never flagged as he supplemented Pei's narrative to make sure we didn't miss anything.

Under Mitterrand, it was the wealth tax. Under Mr Jospin, it was Ms Aubry's 35-hour working week.

With the collapse of the Berlin Wall, Mitterrand saw an opportunity for rapid convocation of Delors' IGC.

Mitterrand was a fierce promoter of European integration.

Of course, even Mitterrand couldn't afford to be entirely casual about cheating.

More recent state visits have included presidents Reagan, Clinton and Mitterrand.

President Mitterrand of France and Chancellor Kohl of Germany dismissed her words of caution.

At Francois Mitterrand's graveside not along ago, the mistress mourned alongside the widow.

Surprisingly, the admission didn't prevent Mitterrand from being named France's minister of culture four years later.

Given France's weight in the EC, this meant that Kohl needed Mitterrand's approval to proceed.

In 1982, he rocketed to fame after designing the Elysee Palace in Paris for then President Francois Mitterrand.

Mitterrand was seventy-seven and in ill health, but he was eager to show off France's latest masterpiece.

Mrs Bruni-Sarkozy, a friend of Mr Mitterrand, is attributed with advising her husband to nominate him to the post.

If you're traveling by Batobus, get off at the Louvre stop, quai Francois Mitterrand.

Despite criticism from the opposition, Sarkozy backed his culture minister; Mitterrand still has the job today.

Mitterrand's cancer was kept private for years.

Kohl agreed to Mitterrand's bargain.

By comparison, it took 19 months for Franç ois Mitterrand's popularity to sink below 50%, says TNS-Sofres, a pollster.

Pingeot and Mazarine publicly attended Mitterrand's funeral in 1996.

When France swung left in 1981, behind Franç ois Mitterrand, so did Donzy.

No French leader from de Gaulle to Mitterrand acknowledged the state's part in deporting Jews to Nazi death camps.

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