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To Vote Or Not To Vote?:Why Obama May Be the Right Man at the Wrong Time

by Bia Assevero – USA / France – Youth is wasted on the young. How many times have we heard that before? In my case though, I’m beginning to wonder if the right to vote isn’t wasted on me as

Posted in FEATURE ARTICLES, Politics, Special Election Coverage

Tennis Champ Justine Henin Quits Just Short of the French Open

by Bia Assevero – USA / France – Justine Henin was on top of the tennis world. Literally. The 25 year old Belgian was number one in the Women’s Tennis Association rankings and despite her less than stellar form of

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Posted in FEATURE ARTICLES, The World

Ruud Awakening for Gullit: The Dutch Soccer Coach Has Met His Match with the LA Galaxy

by Bia Assevero – USA / France – Ruud Gullit knows his soccer. He’s Dutch for one thing, and the Dutch have produced some of the most spectacular talents that the modern era of the game has ever seen. From

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Nicolas Sarkozy: the President’s Personal Life Puts Hope of Legacy at Risk

by Bia Assevero – USA – It didn’t take a genius to predict that Nicolas Sarkozy was going to be a president, the likes of which France had never seen before. But no one, not even Nostradamus, could have predicted

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US Primary Politics: Sound Bites and Talking Heads Crowd Out the Candidates’ Voices

by Bia Assevero – USA – Are you bored yet? Have you seen one talking head too many? Are your ears still ringing with the sounds of one primary projection after another? Does exit poll sound like a dirty word?

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Nicolas Sarkozy’s Biggest Challenge: Not Just to Improve France’s Economy or Position on the World Stage, But to Make France’s Diversity Her Greatest Strength

by Bia Assevero – USA/France – Nicolas Sarkozy’s election to the French presidency last May 6th, signals that the French people have made a definite choice about the direction in which they want France to move. Or at least 53

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