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Miss Bruni is not urging Nicolas Sarkozy to stand for President again in 2012, saying in a TV interview that if Sarkozy wanted to seek re-election it was 'his business and not hers'.  

An all-singing and all-dancing video by the centre-right political party of President Nicolas Sarkozy has become the mocking buzz of the month on French-language websites. Related StoriesKidnap victim relives her eight-year abduction for TVSuicide bomb attack leaves 22 dead'Heroic' Chinese policeman who drank himself to death was 'martyr'North Face takes on South ButtIn Pictures: Hundreds protest at Copenhagen climate talks  

PARIS (AP) — French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy says it's up to her husband to decide whether to run for a second term in office in 2012 but says "one term would satisfy me."  

Nicolas Sarkozy’s ruling UMP party has released an MTV-style promotional music video in which glamorous ministers lip-synch and wiggle in an attempt to attract young voters. (Read on Source)  

French President Nicolas Sarkozy has defended his government's decision to proceed with the expulsion of nine Afghan migrants, despite protests from rights groups. The migrants were flown back to their war-torn country in a special charter flight.  

PARIS (AP) - French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy says its up to her husband to decide whether to run for a second term in office in 2012 but says "one term would satisfy me." In an interview that aired Sunday on TF1 television, Bruni-Sarkozy hailed her husband, President Nicolas Sarkozy, as "someone whos committed from head to toe." She adds, "its his business (to decide) whether to run." Asked about a survey in which a majority of...  

FRENCH President Nicolas Sarkozy's ruling party will push for a law banning the full-face Islamic veil in order to defend its country from "extremists", the party's parliamentary leader said today.  

French President Nicolas Sarkozy met here Wednesday with African leaders and appealed for international help for the Congo basin, home to the world's second biggest forest. "These countries cannot on their own maintain a forest that is the heritage ...  

French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy says it's up to her husband to decide whether to run for a second term in office in 2012 but says "one term would satisfy me." read more  

French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy says it's up to her husband to decide whether to run for a second term in office in 2012 but says "one term would satisfy me." In an interview that aired Sunday on TF1 television, Bruni-Sarkozy hailed her husband, President Nicolas Sarkozy, as "someone who's committed from head to toe." She adds, "it's his business (to decide) whether to run." Asked about a survey in which a majority of respondents said...  

Nicolas Sarkozy has confronted a radio presenter who asked his wife, Carla Bruni: "Would you love him so much if he wasn't President of France?"  

An all-singing and all-dancing video by President Nicolas Sarkozy's centre-right political party has become the mocking buzz of the month on French-language websites. The three-minute clip, in which s...  

PARIS (AP) ― French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy says it's up to her husband to decide whether to run for a second term in office in 2012 but says "one term would satisfy me." In an interview that aired Sunday on TF1 television, Bruni-Sarkozy ...  

French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy says it’s up to her husband to decide whether to run for a second term in office in 2012 but says “one term would satisfy me.“  

The new European Commission appointments caused a rift between French President Nicolas Sarkozy and UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso did not have to appoint a UK commissioner because of a ...  

French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been pushing himself as a defender of copyrights , and even helped create the original three strikes plan in France. And yet, he and his political party keep getting caught infringing on copyrights. First there was the use of a song in some online videos without proper licensing. Then there was the issue with ... (Read on Source)  

London, Dec 15 (ANI): Carla Bruni insists that one term as French ... E-mail Article Printer Friendly Text-Size "As his wife, one mandate is enough. If he wants to stand, that's his business. We never talk about it because I don't think I should get ...  

French President Nicolas Sarkozy challenged President Obama yesterday to back up his global-warming rhetoric with big bucks. The French president said he hoped Obama will throw his support behind a "fast start" aid for developing countries when he...  

French president NICOLAS SARKOZY has sent his best wishes to JOHNNY HALLYDAY after learning the rocker is on the road to recovery following an operation on his back last...  

France will spend nearly $1.16 billion Cdn to digitize its national treasures, President Nicolas Sarkozy told reporters in Paris on Monday. The money is part of a $54-billion stimulus package the president announced to boost France's economic growth and competitiveness. The plan to scan French literary works, audiovisual archives and historical documents by computer underscores the Sarkozy government's push to maintain control of its cultural...  

French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy says it’s up to her husband to decide whether to run for a second term in office in 2012 but says “one term would satisfy me.”  

French President Nicolas Sarkozy loves himself some broadband—so long as no one is trading copyrighted files—and he has just announced a government investment initiative designed to bring 100Mbps Internet to most French citizens in the next decade. Sarkozy wants to pump nearly US$7 billion into development of national broadband networks, with the money to be raised from a bond issue called the grand emprunt ("big loan"). The emprunt is a...  

French president NICOLAS SARKOZY has sent his best wishes to JOHNNY HALLYDAY after learning the rocker is on the road to recovery following an operation on his back last week (begs07Dec09).  

A gathering of citizens in the eastern French city of Troyes has demonstrated the explosive nature of the “great national identity debate” launched by President Nicolas Sarkozy in an effort, say critics, to shore up support on the right.  

London, November 24 : French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife Carla Bruni have become the latest high profilers to be parodied in the hit animated TV show The Simpsons.  

London, November 24 (ANI): French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife Carla Bruni have become the latest high profilers to be parodied in the hit animated TV show The Simpsons. A short clip, from the episode, called “The Devil Wears Nada”, of their unauthorised ‘appearance’ is said to have been soaring in popularity on the French-language [...]  

PARIS, Dec. 14 (UPI) -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy Monday announced a $51.5 billion "grand loan" program to invest in renewable energy, the digital economy and universities.  

Nicolas Sarkozy's lack of decorum embarrasses the EstablishmentTimes OnlineNo matter how much Carla Bruni and those around him counsel the merits of modesty, as the French say, c'est plus fort que lui — his character gets the ...Carla Bruni-Sarkozy Caught In Underwear ScandalThe Spoof (satire)all 2 news articles »  

"The French fashion world has dealt a new blow to Nicolas Sarkozy's desire to upstage President Obama: Elle magazine, the Parisiennes' style bible, has proclaimed that Michelle Obama is more chic than Carla Bruni. ...  

French President Nicolas Sarkozy loves himself some broadband — so long as no one is trading copyrighted files — and he has just announced a government investment initiative designed to bring 100Mbps Internet to most French citizens in the next decade. Sarkozy wants to pump nearly US$7 billion into development of national broadband networks, with the [...]  

French President Nicolas Sarkozy has outlined a €35bn (£31.6bn) "grand loan" France will take out to invest in universities and fields such as renewable energy and the digital economy.  

French President Nicolas Sarkozy has said he plans to earmark 35 billion euros ($51.2 billion) for public spending, part of a long-term plan to trigger investment in French companies and to boost economic growth.  

Calculation by newspaper of French president's communications budget for 2009 is correct, says Elysée palaceHe is an image-conscious leader who reigns in a media whirlwind of opinion pollsters, special advisers and Facebook pages. But the visibility of Nicolas Sarkozy's "omnipresidency" comes with a price tag. The communications budget of the Elysée palace will be €7.5m (£6.7m) by the end of this year.The estimate, calculated by an...  

PARIS — France's President Nicolas Sarkozy handed his Egyptian counterpart Hosni Mubarak a stolen ancient relic on Monday, ending a row between France and Egypt over artefacts taken from a Luxor tomb. "Thank you very much," Mubarak said as Sarkozy ...  

Model-singer Carla Bruni, wife of French president Nicolas Sarkozy, has accepted Hollywood filmmaker Woody Allen's offer to appear in his next film. France's first lady, who appeared on Canal+ television on Monday to perform a cover of the "Beatles ...  

French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Monday unveiled details of a euro35 billion ($52 billion) government-backed spending program aimed at boosting France's investments in its universities as well as in fields such as electric cars and renewable energy.  

LONDON, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- Carla Bruni, a singer and model as well as the wife of French President Nicolas Sarkozy, confirmed she has landed a role in Woody Allen's upcoming film.  

French President Nicolas Sarkozy will unveil Monday details of a possible euro35 billion ($52 billion) government-backed spending program aimed at boosting France's investments in its universities as well as in fields such as electric cars and renewable energy.  

French president Nicolas Sarkozy said today the country would raise €35 billion to fund strategic investments in the coming months, with the priority given to higher education and training. Mr Sarkozy told a news conference that a further €25 ...  

Woody Allen has chosen his next muse: Carla Bruni, the former supermodel-turned-singer and wife of French president Nicolas Sarkozy. Bruni told Canal Plus television today that Allen…  

PARIS, Dec 14 (Reuters) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Monday he was confident that Greece would be able to straighten out its fiscal situation. He said he was reassured after hearing Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou speak at a ...  

French President Nicolas Sarkozy is due to unveil plans for a 35-billion-euro "big loan" that will be invested in green technologies and "growth sectors" in a bid to boost the national economy.  

Sky NewsDUALING FIRST LADIES : Michelle Obama Bests Carla Bruni-Sarkozy in Elle ...The Fashion InsiderFirst Lady Michelle Obama has topped the French First Lady, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy as the best dressed female political figure in the world. ...Michelle Obama tops French Elle's Best-Dressed ListThe HillC'est fantastique!: Michelle Obama topples Carla Bruni on French Elle's best ...Washington ExaminerMichelle Obama tops Carla Bruni on best...  

London, November 25 (ANI): French President Nicolas Sarkozy's wife/former model Carla Bruni, who is set to star in Woody Allen's new film, thinks she'll be completely hopeless as an actress. However, the 42-year-old beauty insists that she couldn't ...  

French First Lady Carla Bruni was so desperate to work with Woody Allen, she accepted an offer to star in one of his films without knowing anything about the role.Allen made no secret of wanting to cast the wife of French President Nicolas Sarkozy when he visited Paris back in June (09), and in September (09) Bruni confirmed she had accepted Allen'...  

British Conservatives have been irritated by President Sarkozy in recent times. He has fiercely opposed the decision of David Cameron to take Tory MEPs into a more free market, less federalist grouping in the European Parliament.  

Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, the wife of French President Nicolas Sarkozy, has been cast in Woody Allen’s upcoming (and so far untitled) film, Variety reports . Bruni-Sarkozy, who’s also a successful singer-songwriter and a former model, will play a ...  

November 26, 2009 -- Woody Allen has successfully courted France's first lady, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy. The former supermodel and wife of President Nicolas Sarkozy says...  

AFP - France's President Nicolas Sarkozy handed his Egyptian counterpart Hosni Mubarak a stolen ancient relic on Monday, ending a row between France and Egypt over artefacts taken from a Luxor tomb. "Thank you very much," Mubarak said as Sarkozy ...  

PARIS - WOODY Allen has successfully courted France's first lady, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy. The former supermodel and wife of President Nicolas Sarkozy says she's agreed to be in the famed director's next film, but doesn't know what role he has in store ...  

PARIS - Woody Allen has successfully courted France's first lady, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy. The former supermodel and wife of President Nicolas Sarkozy says she's...  

Nicolas Sarkozy voiced sympathy for Swiss voters over their decision to ban new minarets. BY CHARLES BREMMER The London Times Nicolas Sarkozy stoked the debate over immigration today with a warning to Muslims to practise their religion discreetly or face rejection by moderate Islam in France. The President voiced sympathy for Swiss voters who opted last week to ban [...]  

PARIS (AFP) – President Nicolas Sarkozy said Monday that France would take out a loan to finance a 35-billion-euro spending spree aimed at boosting competitiveness and funding the best universities in the world. Sarkozy argued that by borrowing and ...  

President Nicolas Sarkozy on Monday unveiled details of a 35-billion-euro national loan to fund a public spending spree aimed at boosting economic growth in France.  

Nicolas Sarkozy a tinut sa-l admonesteze pe un prezentator de radio care, in timpul unei emisiuni, a intrebat-o se sotia sa, Carla Bruni, daca l-ar iubi la fel de mult, in caz ca n-ar fi presedintele Frantei, relateaza The Telegraph. "Nu apreciez modul in care i-ati vorbit sotiei mele. A fost o intrebare lipsita de tact. N-am sa uit de ea", i-a reprosat presedintele francez jurnalistului.  

CARLA Bruni, the first lady of France, will appear in Woody Allen’s next movie. The wife of President Nicolas Sarkozy has agreed to play a minor role in the director’s next, as-yet untitled project when he starts shooting in France next summer. The former supermodel and singer revealed that Allen had asked her to appear in his movie during an interview for Canal Plus television – although she does not know what her role will be. “I do...  

EU leaders say they have agreed to commit euro2.4 billion ($3.6 billion) a year until 2012 to help poorer countries combat global warming. French President Nicolas Sarkozy says the offer "puts Europe in a leadership role in Copenhagen." All 27 members of the European Union agreed on the figure after two days of difficult talks at a summit in Brussels. Sarkozy also said Friday the leaders agreed to reduce their emissions by 30 percent of...  

Film director Woody Allen has asked French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy to star in his next film, she has revealed in an interview. The wife of President Nicolas Sarkozy told French TV station Canal Plus that she had agreed to appear but did not ...  

CARLA Bruni-Sarkozy — the woman who’s married to French President Nicolas Sarkozy — is set to star in Woody Allen’s new film. The French First Lady has accepted Woody’s offer to appear in his as-yet untitled project, but admits she could be “completely useless”. Woody first approached Carla last year after he met the supermodel-turned-singer and told [...]  

Times OnlineFrance Sarkozy Announces EUR35B Plan To Boost GrowthWall Street JournalPARIS (Dow Jones)--French President Nicolas Sarkozy confirmed Monday that his government will launch a EUR35 billion investment plan to boost economic growth in the medium term. "This isn't another stimulus plan," Sarkozy said. "This loan won't finance ...France to Tap Financial Markets for EU35 Billion Grand LoanBloomberg1 term's enough for France's Carla...  

PARIS, Dec 14, 2009 (AFP) - President Nicolas Sarkozy on Monday unveileddetails of a 35-billion-euro national loan to fund a capital investment spending spree aimed at boosting economic growth in France. "Today, we must prepare France ...  

PARIS (Reuters) - France's first lady, model-turned-singer Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, has rejected accusations of influencing the President Nicolas Sarkozy's political decisions, saying he was "not a yes-man."  

Woody Allen has successfully courted France's first lady, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy. The former supermodel and wife of President Nicolas Sarkozy says she's ... appeared for an interview and duet with crooner Harry Connick Jr. Asked if he had told her what ...  

PARIS (AP) - Woody Allen has successfully courted France's first lady, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy. The former supermodel and wife of President Nicolas Sarkozy says she's agreed to be in the famed director's next film, but doesn't know what role he has in ...  

Paris - The French government will invest 35 billion euros (51.3 billion dollars) to make France more competitive and better prepared for the future, President Nicolas Sarkozy said Monday. Nearly one-third of that amount, 11 billion euros, will be ...  

CBC.caMond: Carla Bruni-Sarkozy calls for measures to protect mothers and children ...Focus NewsIn an article published in the French Le Mond the wife of French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Global Ambassador for the protection of mothers and children ...French first lady says AIDS is a personal affairAFPGuest Column: Disparities around the world can and must endFinancial TimesCarla's Call For Justice Over Babies With HIVSky NewsSydney Morning...  

PARIS - Woody Allen has successfully courted France's first lady, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy . The former supermodel and wife of President Nicolas Sarkozy says she's agreed to be in the famed director's next film, but doesn't know what role he has in store ...  

PARIS — Woody Allen has successfully courted France's first lady, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy. The former supermodel and wife of President Nicolas Sarkozy says she's agreed to be in the famed director's next film, but doesn't know what role he has in store ...  

Woody Allen has successfully courted France's first lady, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy. The former supermodel and wife of President Nicolas Sarkozy says she's agreed to be in the famed director's next film, but doesn't know what role he has in store for her ...  

PARIS — Woody Allen has successfully courted France’s first lady, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy. The former supermodel and wife of President Nicolas Sarkozy says she’s agreed to be in the famed director’s next film, but doesn’t know what role he has ...  

Director Woody Allen has cast France’s first lady Carla Bruni in his next film, according to reports. But don't expect the glamorous wife of Nicolas Sarkozy and accomplished musician to earn the same screen time as Allen's past muses: Mia Farrow ...  

PARIS - Woody Allen has successfully courted France's first lady, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy. The former supermodel and wife of President Nicolas Sarkozy says she's agreed to be in the famed director's next film, but doesn't know what role he has in ...  

Film News: French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s wife to appear in pic -- France's first lady Carla Bruni will appear in Woody Allen's Gaul-set film, due to shoot next summer.  

Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, the former supermodel and wife of French President Nicolas Sarkozy, says she's agreed to be in Woody Allen's next film.  

Play Carla Bruni in Qatar to promote French university AFP - Wed Nov 18, 7:05 AM ET Carla Bruni, wife of French President Nicolas Sarkozy, is visiting Qatar as part of efforts to persuade the emirate to set up branches of major French universities ...  

PARIS (AP) - Woody Allen has successfully courted France's first lady, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy. The former supermodel and wife of President Nicolas Sarkozy says she's agreed to be in the famed director's next film, but doesn't know what role he has in ...  

France's first lady, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, has agreed to appear in the next film of Oscar-winning director Woody Allen, she announced on French television. By News Wires (text) AFP - France's first lady, singing ex-supermodel Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, has ...  

DOHA - Carla Bruni, wife of French President Nicolas Sarkozy, visited Qatar on Wednesday to help efforts to persuade the emirate to set up branches of major French universities and research bodies, an aide said. France’s first lady was to hand over ...  

Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy recently made a (very brief) guest appearance on The Simpsons. Note the cheese and wine. It's reassuring to know that those French stereotypes are still so popular. Nicolas Sarkozy et Carla B dans...  

French first lady and singer-songwriter, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, lent her considerable star power to the global fight against HIV/AIDS on World AIDS Day when she called for action on mother-child HIV transmission rates.  

Paris - French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy said on Tuesday she had witnessed first-hand the toll that Aids took on the fashion industry in the 1980s and spoke about her brother's death from the dis...  

London, Sept 26 (ANI): US First Lady Michelle Obama couldn't help but fall victim to the beast of jealously when husband Barack moved in for a smooch with French First Lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy at the G-20 summit in Pittsburgh. ...  

Carla Bruni-Sarkozy has accepted Woody Allen's offer of a role in his next movie, The singer, songwriter, and former model is the wife of French President Nicolas Sarkozy, and has been the at the center of all sorts of controversies. This will be her first acting job, though, she confesses in an interview with Bloomberg. He offered me a role in his next movie.... I don't know for what character, but I said yes. I'm not an actress at all...  

The Simpson’s has taken a satirical shot at the first French couple. The episode broadcast last week in the US depicts Carla Bruni as a beatiful, wine-drinking femme fatale. Sarkozy, eating smelly cheese, answers the phone in the Elysee Palace with the line “You’re getting cosy with Sarkozy”. The clip has become an internet sensation: Related posts:Carla Bruni and Nicolas Sarkozy’s intimate moments filmed In this lovely romantic scene...  

THE French fashion world has dealt a new blow to Nicolas Sarkozy's desire to upstage US President Barack Obama -- 'Elle' magazine, the Parisienne's style bible, has proclaimed Michelle Obama more chic than Carla Bruni-Sarkozy.  

Woody Allen has cast Carla Bruni in his new film. The French First Lady - who is married to French President Nicolas Sarkozy - has accepted Woody's offer to appear in his as-yet untitled project, but admits she could be "completely useless".  

Brussels -- European leaders ganged up against fat bonuses to bailed-out bankers Thursday, hoping to create a groundswell of support from around the globe. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and French President Nicolas Sarkozy agreed it was a good ...  

The London Times speculated that Sarkozy's wife, ex-model Carla Bruni, may have pressured her husband to intervene because she used to hob nob with Paris' artistic community, which includes Polanski and wife Emmanuelle Seigner. ...  

guardian.co.ukCarla Bruni-Sarkozy Gets First Acting Job in Woody Allen MovieBloombergNov. 24 (Bloomberg) -- France's first lady, the model- turned-singer Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, agreed to appear in Woody Allen's next film, ...Carla Bruni to make acting debut in Woody Allen filmFirst Postall 113 news articles »  

The Nation, PakistanCarla Bruni-Sarkozy to star in the next Woody Allen film plus how to get her ...Examiner.com... the Italian born singer/songwriter admitted to the possible on-screen proposal made by the famous New York film maker to a television interviewer, ...Bruni may film with WoodyCanada.comWoody woos BruniVarietyall 26 news articles »  

PARIS — Woody Allen has successfully courted France's first lady, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy. The former supermodel and wife of President Nicolas Sarkozy says she's agreed to be in the famed director's next film, but doesn't know what role he has in store for her and admits she could be a terrible actress. Allen "asked me to be in his next film," she said Monday on Canal Plus television, where she appeared for an interview and duet with...  

France's first lady, singing ex-supermodel Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, has agreed to star in US auteur Woody Allen's next movie, she told a television interviewer. "He suggested I appear in his next film. I don't know what the role would be, but I said yes ...  

Woody Allen has cast Carla Bruni in his new film.The French First Lady - who is married to French President Nicolas Sarkozy - has accepted Woody's offer to appear in his as-yet untitled project, but admits she could be "completely useless".Carla, 41, was first approached by Woody, 73, last year after he met her and told her she was "wonderful" and ...  

President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Friday he was relieved that veteran French rocker Johnny Hallyday appeared to be getting better after undergoing an operation this week at a Los Angeles hospital.  

ABC NewsFrench President Nicolas Sarkozy may have played a part in Roman Polanski's ...Examiner.comAccording to the London Times, Sarkozy's wife, ex-model Carla Bruni, may have put pressure on him to get involved in Polanski's case because she had been ...Nicolas Sarkozy Helped Free Roman PolanskiNew York MagazineStill-Jailed Roman Polanski Coming Up Short in $4.5 Million Bail QuestMovieline (blog)FRENCH PRESIDENT RESCUES POLANSKI FROM...  

He tries, but he just cannot stop himself boasting. He just loves sharing his triumphs with an audience. No matter how much Carla Bruni and those around him counsel the merits of modesty, as the French say, c’est plus fort que lui — his character gets the better of him.  

What is it about Woody Allen that gets women accepting his film roles? Recently, he snagged Freida Pinto; now he’s somehow managed to get France’s first lady to appear in his movie! Following the circulation of rumors that pointed to the collaboration, former supermodel Carla Bruni-Sarkozy has finally openly agreed to act for Allen, despite not having a clue who she will portray nor having much expertise on a set. “I do everything a...  

French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife Carla Bruni, seen here at the end of their recent visit to Qatar, were lampooned on The Simpsons on Nov. 15.  

A nude photo of French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, identical to one sold last year for 91,000 dollars, was Friday withdrawn from a Paris auction after bids failed to hit the reserve price.  

President Sarkozy and Carla Bruni appear in unauthorised episode of US show that coined 'surrender monkey' phraseFirst it coined the insult "cheese-eating surrender monkeys" to describe the French. Now America's cult television series The Simpsons has taken a satirical shot at France's president, Nicolas Sarkozy, and his wife, the supermodel turned singer Carla Bruni.An unauthorised cartoon parody of the couple, screened in the US more than a...  

GraziaC'est fantastique!: Michelle Obama topples Carla Bruni on French Elle's best ...Washington ExaminerThis is the second year a foreign first lady topped the former model, who is married to French President Nicolas Sarkozy. Last year Syria's first lady, ...Michelle Obama tops Carla Bruni on best-dressed listElevenOfficial: Mobama's more stylish than CarlaGraziaMichelle Obama tops French Elle's Best-Dressed ListThe HillWashington Examinerall...  

Nov. 24 (Bloomberg) -- France’s First Lady, the model- turned-singer Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, agreed to appear in Woody Allen’s next film, according to an interview on Canal Plus television yesterday. “He offered me a role in his next movie ...  

The bitter enmity between President Nicolas Sarkozy and Dominique de Villepin, the former prime minister, is often portrayed as a feud between an uncultured commoner and a lofty aristocrat.  

PARIS (News.az)—French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Thursday called on Armenia and Azerbaijan to come to a quick agreement on the basic principles of a Nagorno-Karabakh settlement proposed by the OSCE Minsk Group, AFP reported. The French president ...  

Times OnlineCarla Bruni Wore a Jacket From Stella McCartney's GapKids Line on TVNew York MagazineCarla Bruni isn't known for her high-to-low fashion sensibilities like Michelle Obama is, but last week the 41-year-old First Lady of France wore a jacket ...Carla Bruni-Sarkozy to Appear in Woody Allen's New FilmMoviefoneCarla Bruni Wears Stella McCartney for GapKids JacketStyleList (blog)I'll Have What She's Having: Carla Bruni Wears Gap...  

France handed back four fragments of an ancient tomb mural to Egyptian antiquities authorities on Friday and President Nicolas Sarkozy will return the fifth piece next week, the French culture ministry said. Sarkozy will deliver the fifth fragment to ...  

Talking of global leaders, this week's Time Magazine has a long article about French president Nicolas Sarkozy, whose public approval rating stands at just 39%, down from more than 60% when he was first elected. On a recent cover, weekly...  

A tax on banking could be used to pay for combating climate change under plans pushed by Gordon Brown and Nicolas Sarkozy today as Britain almost doubled the cash it put up for short-term funding to help developing countries to go green ...  

CBC.caRoman Polanski's release secured by Nicolas Sarkozy: Sister-in-lawNew York Daily NewsThe London Times speculated that Sarkozy's wife, ex-model Carla Bruni, may have pressured her husband to intervene because she used to hob nob with Paris' ...Sarko helped Polanski get bailTimes of IndiaRoman Polanski Bail Granted In SwitzerlandRight CinemaEscape to France Might be Possible for Roman PolanskiCleveland LeaderBild.com -Times Online...  

Telegraph.co.ukGordon Brown and Nicolas Sarkozy: banks should pay for climate changeTimes OnlineA tax on banking could be used to pay for combating climate change under plans pushed by Gordon Brown and Nicolas Sarkozy today as Britain almost doubled the cash it put up for short-term funding to help developing countries to go green. ...Gordon Brown says support is growing for a global tax on financeTelegraph.co.ukEU set to double climate aid...  

Says France's first lady: "He offered me a role in his next movie. I don't know for what character, but I said yes. I'm not an actress at all. Maybe I will be terrible. But, in my life, I cannot let such a chance go."...  

U.K. Prime Minister Gordon Brown and French President Nicolas Sarkozy said Friday that they will contribute to a "fast start" fund of $10 billion annually over three years to help developing countries fight global warming.  

In the midst of negotiating about climate change, banking bonuses and Iran at a European Union summit, French President Nicolas Sarkozy snuck in a phone call to check on the most French of living icons - ailing rocker Johnny Hallyday.  

QATAR, WEDNESDAY: French president Nicolas Sarkozy waits for his wife Carla Bruni at Doha airport as they board a plane for Paris. Sarkozy had been on a tour of Gulf…  

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and French President Nicolas Sarkozy have patched up their differences  after two weeks of tension over the naming of a Frenchman to oversee European banking.  

Well, if it’s good enough for France’s First Lady, it’s good enough for us.  Carla Bruni-Sarkozy wore Stella McCartney’s GapKids bandleader jacket on French television, while performing with Harry Connick, Jr.  Sadly, the jacket seems to be long gone from GapKids’ stores themselves, so we’ll have to content ourselves with McCartney’s kids duds on which [...] More Like This:News: Stella McCartney Will Return To GapKids, Michael Stipe “Designs...  

A tax on banking could be used to pay for combating climate change under plans pushed by Gordon Brown and Nicolas Sarkozy today as Britain almost doubled the cash it put up for short-term funding to help developing countries to go green. In a joint statement, they declared: "To ensure predictable and additional finance in the medium term to 2020 and beyond, we should make use of innovative financing mechanisms, such as the use of revenues from...  

Asked if Woody Allen told her what part she would play, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy said, "No. But I said 'yes' ... I do everything a little bit blindly. If I don't, I won't do anything." Danny McBride: 'Up In The Air' Was A 'Fun Challenge' Nov ...  

London, November 25 (ANI): French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s wife/former model Carla Bruni, who is set to star in Woody Allen’s new film, thinks she’ll be completely hopeless as an actress. However, the 42-year-old beauty insists that she couldn’t let go the opportunity to work with the New York director. “I am not an actress at all. [...]  

BRITISH Prime Minister Gordon Brown and French President Nicolas Sarkozy presented a united front yesterday, agreeing that executive bonuses should be taxed more ahead of the European Union's first streamlined summit. ...  

London, Dec 10 (IANS) British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and French President Nicolas Sarkozy Thursday jointly called for urgent reforms to the global financial market in what was described as a rapprochement following a diplomat spat.  

FRANCE: Sarkozy - Unlikely Champion of Environmental Action Analysis by A. D. McKenzie PARIS, Dec 10 (IPS) - For a centre-right politician, best known for his law-and-order stance and tough immigration policies, French President Nicolas Sarkozy would ...  

European leaders ganged up Thursday against a favorite target -- fat bonuses to bailed-out bankers. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and French President Nicolas Sarkozy agreed it was a good idea to slap higher taxes on performance pay, especially considering they are back on the rise soon after last year's financial meltdown that led to taxpayer-funded bailouts in some cases.  

Prime Minister Gordon Brown and French President Nicolas Sarkozy called for an exceptional tax on global bank bonuses in a joint newspaper column on Thursday.  

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and French President Nicolas Sarkozy presented a united front Thursday, agreeing that executive bonuses should be taxed more ahead of the European Union's first streamlined summit.  

French First Lady Carla Bruni said ciao to Chanel last week for her duet with Harry Connick, Jr. on CANAL Plus, performing in a Stella McCartney for GapKids jacket. Oui, c'est vrai; don't adjust your screens. Now showing: Carla in a retail chain store's children's line. An image from GapKids' look book: What do you think? Get HuffPost Style on Twitter and Facebook!  

France's first lady, singing ex-supermodel Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, has agreed to star in US auteur Woody Allen's next movie, she told a television interviewer. 'He suggested I appear in his next film. I don't know what the role would be, but I said yes ...  

Full Comment's Araminta Wordsworth brings you a regular dose of international punditry at its finest. Today: Nicolas Sarkozy has decided there should be public discussion on what it means to be French. But with one in four French people today having a foreign-born grandparent (including the French president), the debate has tapped deep-seated fears about immigration. Town-hall meetings will be held across the country, giving everyone a chance...  

France's first lady, ex-supermodel Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, has agreed to star in Woody Allen's next movie. "He suggested I appear in his next film. I don't know what the role would be, but I said yes," the 41-year-old Italian-born singer-songwriter told ...  

DOHA – Carla Bruni, wife of French President Nicolas Sarkozy, visited Qatar Wednesday to help efforts to persuade the emirate to set up branches of major French universities and research bodies, an aide said. France’s first lady was to hand over ...  

LONDON (AFP) - Prime Minister Gordon Brown and French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Thursday urged other leaders to impose a tax on bankers' bonuses, in a united front amid tensions between London and Paris.  

London Style bible Elle magazine has awarded first place in the category of “political chic” to Michelle Obama, and second to Carla Bruni-Sarkozy. The magazine’s annual best-dressed list, which proclaimed that America’s First Lady is more ...  

French President Nicolas Sarkozy wants his country to take the lead in the fight against global warming. He is pushing through a radical and unpopular plan to tax individual households according to their carbon footprint. But the new measure has many ...  

Globe and MailCarla Bruni, Harry Connick Jr reunite for French TV duetAFPPARIS — Carla Bruni, the supermodel wife of President Nicolas Sarkozy, and US crooner Harry Connick Junior reunite Monday on French television for a duet of ...Bruni-Sarkozy says 'yes' to Woody film proposalThe Associated PressBruni nods to Allen filmHimalayan Timesall 514 news articles »  

THE French President, Nicolas Sarkozy, has voiced sympathy for Switzerland's controversial decision to ban the building of minarets, calling on religious practitioners to avoid ''ostentation'' and ''provocation'' for fear of upsetting others.  

A nude photograph of Carla Bruni-Sarkozy taken by Michel Comte during her modelling days goes under the hammer on Friday at a Paris auction house. A similar nude shot of the wife of the French president went for 91,000 dollars -- three times more than its estimated bidding price -- in a New York sale last year. Still images.Duration: 00:24  

London, Nov 28 (ANI): Style bible Elle magazine has awarded first place in the category of "political chic" to Michelle Obama, and second to Carla Bruni-Sarkozy. The magazine's annual best-dressed list, which proclaimed that America's First Lady is ...  

According to diplomatic correspondent Natalie Nougayrede of France’s Le Monde newspaper , President Barack Obama isn’t the only NATO leader going through contortions over Afghanistan. And in the case of President Nicolas Sarkozy of France there ...  

Prime Minister Gordon Brown and French president Nicolas Sarkozy will present a united public front after weeks of Anglo-French feuding over top jobs in Europe.  

American crooner Harry Connick Jr and Carla Bruni, the ex-model wife of President Nicolas Sarkozy, reunited on French television for a duet of the Beatles' song And I Love Her.  

BBC: Sarkozy and Brown call for global market changes British PM Gordon Brown and French President Nicolas Sarkozy have issued a joint call for urgent global reform of financial markets. Writing in the Wall Street Journal, they say a one-off tax on ...  

French President Nicolas Sarkozy has lashed out at US search agency Google over its plans to digitise the world's classic literature, announcing that the French component of this collection is not to be included amongst other famous titles for the profit of an American company.According to the Irish Times, Sarkozy spoke at a public meeting in Alsace and told delegates that France would increase financial support for its own book digitisation...  

Prime Minister Gordon Brown and French president Nicolas Sarkozy will present a united public front after weeks of Anglo-French feuding over top jobs in Europe.  

Prime Minister Gordon Brown and French president Nicolas Sarkozy will present a united public front after weeks of Anglo-French feuding over top jobs in Europe.  

Prime Minister Gordon Brown and French president Nicolas Sarkozy will present a united public front after weeks of Anglo-French feuding over top jobs in Europe.  

Prime Minister Gordon Brown and French President Nicolas Sarkozy will try on Thursday to end tension over the appointment of a Frenchman to oversee a shake-up of European banking.  

AMMAN (JT) - His Majesty King Abdullah on Tuesday held talks with French President Nicolas Sarkozy on means to increase economic cooperation and efforts to relaunch Middle East peace negotiations. ...  

French First Lady CARLA BRUNI was so desperate to work with WOODY ALLEN, she accepted an offer to star in one of his films without knowing anything about the role.Allen...  

Bravo Sarkozy...you got a hot wife and you're not a complete politician twit. I think all these states are starting to realize that 60-70's multicult policies ain't all what they were supposed to be.  Maybe opening the flood gates to those that DON'T share your culture in any way shape or form wasn't so wise after all. And their seeing that social experimentation going bad right before their eyes.  

Carla Bruni, wife of French President Nicolas Sarkozy, visited Qatar on Wednesday to help efforts to persuade the emirate to set up branches of major French universities and research bodies, an aide said. France's first lady was to hand over a ...  

Nicolas Sarkozy: Muslims must be discreet about faith Times Online Nicolas Sarkozy stoked the debate over immigration today with a warning to Muslims to practise their religion discreetly or face rejection by moderate Islam in France.  

President Nicolas Sarkozy said France will join the U.K. in introducing a levy on bonuses, saying they’d “show the way” on taxing the financial sector. “We can only tax them if we tax them both sides of the Channel,” Sarkozy said in ...  

Prime Minister Gordon Brown and French president Nicolas Sarkozy will present a united public front after weeks of Anglo-French feuding over top jobs in Europe.  

LONDON -- British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and French President Nicolas Sarkozy urged other nations to consider putting a tax on bonuses paid to bankers as part of a wider set of reforms of the ba...  

Prime Minister Gordon Brown and French president Nicolas Sarkozy will present a united public front after weeks of Anglo-French feuding over top jobs in Europe.  

Carla Bruni, wife of the French leader, will appear in Woody Allen's latest movie. Judging by her previous work I thought she'd have been more suited to something by Ben Dover. She's not the first leader's missus to light up the big screen. Who could forget that terrifying flick The Cherie Blair Witch Project?  

PARIS (Reuters) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown called for an exceptional tax on global bank bonuses in a joint newspaper column on Thursday.  

CBC.caBrown, Sarkozy unveil $10B climate change fundCBC.caUK Prime Minister Gordon Brown and French President Nicolas Sarkozy said Friday that they will contribute to a "fast start" fund of $10 billion annually over three years to help developing countries fight global warming. Speaking at an EU summit in ...Britain, France to contribute £1.5 billion for climate fundReuters UKPre-Budget report: French to follow London on bonus taxTelegraph.co...  

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and French President Nicolas Sarkozy have issued a joint call for urgent global reform of financial markets. The joint letter comes ahead of talks on the sidelines of an EU conference, where they will try to brush off a row over an EU appointment. Sarkozy appeared to boast that a Frenchman's appointment to oversee European banking was a British defeat, the BBC reported. ...  

Times OnlineUK Brown, France Sarkozy: Want EU 30% Emissions Cut By 2030Wall Street JournalBRUSSELS (Dow Jones)--UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown and French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Friday said they want the European Union to cut emissions 30% from 1990 levels over the next decade. EU states already have agreed to a 20% emissions reduction ...EU nations to commit $3 billion to climate fundThe Associated PressBritain, France to contribute £1.5...  

France's first lady has agreed to be in a Woody Allen film. She's such an obvious choice, we should have predicted itWhy on earth didn't we predict it long ago? France's first lady, Carla Bruni, has revealed that Woody Allen has asked her to be in one of his films, despite her complete lack of acting experience. And she has said yes.Bruni – of course! She is a quintessential Minor Woody Allen Character: sexy, wealthy, European in that luxury...  

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and French President Nicolas Sarkozy urged Thursday other leaders to impose a tax on bankers' bonuses, in a united front amid tensions between London and Paris.  

December 8, 2009 Nicolas Sarkozy: Muslims Must Be Discreet About Faith (Eric Feferberg/AFP/Getty) Nicolas Sarkozy voiced sympathy for Swiss voters over their decision to ban new minarets Nicolas Sarkozy stoked the debate over immigration today with a warning to Muslims to practise their religion discreetly or face rejection by moderate Islam in France. The President voiced sympathy for Swiss voters who opted last week to ban minarets as he...  

PARIS -- Woody Allen has successfully courted France's first lady, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy. The former supermodel and wife of President Nicolas Sarkozy says she's agreed to be in the famed director's next film, but doesn't know what role he has in store ...  

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Prime Minister Gordon Brown and French President Nicolas Sarkozy will try on Thursday to end tension over the appointment of a Frenchman to oversee a shake-up of European banking.  

A nude photo of Carla BruniSarkozy identical to one sold last year for 91000 has been withdrawn from a Paris auction after bids failed to hit the reserve prices.  

Nicolas Sarkozy stoked the debate over immigration today with a warning to Muslims to practise their religion discreetly or face rejection by moderate Islam in France. The President voiced sympathy for Swiss voters who opted last week to ban minarets as he tried to reassert himself in a debate over national identity which he launched last month but that has since spiralled out of his control. Over the past week, Mr Sarkozy had appeared to...  

PARIS — Woody Allen has successfully courted France’s first lady, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy. The former supermodel and wife of President Nicolas Sarkozy says she’s agreed to be in the famed director’s next film, but doesn’t know what role he has ...  

In more fashion news from France aujourd'hui, Michelle Obama topped Carla Bruni as best-dressed: politique chic in this month's French Elle. This is the second time that Carla has lost to another country's first lady, after Syria's first lady Asma Assad took last year's title. Other winners are: Penelope Cruz for "Red Carpet," Scarlett Johansson for "Sexy Bombe," Alexa Chung for "British Girl" and Natalia Vodianova for "Fashion Pointue...  

French President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Tuesday he would not let his country's literary heritage be taken away by a "friendly" large American company, in a thinly veiled challenge to Google France is anxious to avoid French-language literature being ...  

Carla Bruni, wife of French President Nicolas Sarkozy, visited Qatar on Wednesday to help efforts to persuade the emirate to set up branches of major French universities and research bodies, an aide said.France's first lady was to hand over a dossier showing that top French academic institutions such as the HEC school of management, the Pasteur medical research organisation and cancer research centre IRCAD are ready to open wings in the gas...  

French President Nicolas Sarkozy was "very effective" in helping Roman Polanski convince a Swiss court to allow him to go home, according to the director's sister-in-law. “I wouldn't go so far as to say that it is thanks to the ...  

Earlier this week, French President Nicolas Sarkozy addressed French Muslims in a statement published in Le Monde. As is often the case with Sarkozy, the statement is a mixed bag of good and not-so-good ideas. I like this part: I address my Muslim countrymen to say I will do everything to make them feel they are citizens like any other, enjoying the same rights as all the others to live their faith and practice their religion with the...  

guardian.co.uk"Tete - A - Tete" Calms French - British TensionsNew York TimesBy REUTERS BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Prime Minister Gordon Brown and French President Nicolas Sarkozy patched up their differences on Thursday after two weeks of tension over the naming of a Frenchman to oversee European banking. ...Only France to Join UK in Banker Bonus TaxWall Street JournalBrown and Sarkozy may have started something by taxing bankers' bonusesguardian...  

Now through November 19, artnet Auctions is featuring Faces & Figures, a special sale of 375 photographs by famous artists including Nan Goldin, Santé D'Orazio, David LaChapelle, Helmut Newton, Bert Stern and Pamela Hanson. The stunning sale features several nude supermodel portraits, including a nude of Carla Bruni by Hanson from 1994, vastly underestimated at $1,500 - $2,000 considering an identical one sold over the summer for $18,000...  

The President of France, Nicolas Sarkozy, says the government intends to invest EUR4.50 billion (USD6.59 billion) to underpin the deployment of ultra-high speed broadband networks in the country, as well as the development of innovative services, as part of a EUR35 billion bond issue known as the ‘grand emprunt’. French news daily Les Echos reports that Sarkozy has announced five major priorities for the government: higher education, research...  

The head of the International Monetary Fund has threatened Nicolas Sarkozy with legal action over a dirty tricks campaign that, he claims, the French leader’s lieutenants have mounted to discredit him as a potential rival in the next presidential election.  

President Nicolas Sarkozy called for tolerance among native French people Tuesday but warned that arriving Muslims must embrace Europe’s historical values and avoid “ostentation or provocation” in the practice of their religion.  

Former supermodel and first lady of France, Carla Bruni, has confirmed that she will be starring in, acclaimed director, Woody Allen's next film. Bruni said she agreed to star in the Annie Hall director's next feature film after he "asked me [Bruni] to be in his next film"...read more  

Geispolsheim. French President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Tuesday he would not let his country's literary heritage be taken away by a "friendly" large American company, in a thinly veiled challenge to Google France is anxious to avoid French-language ...  

The French fashion world has dealt a new blow to Nicolas Sarkozy’s desire to upstage President Obama: Elle magazine, the Parisiennes’ style bible, has proclaimed that Michelle Obama is more chic than Carla Bruni. The magazine’s annual best-dressed list, unveiled yesterday, awarded first place in the category of “political chic” to America’s First Lady, and second to France’s Première Dame. It is the second year in a row that Ms Bruni, 42, has...  

France's first lady, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, says she's agreed to appear in Woody Allen's next film. The former supermodel, wife of President Nicolas Sarkozy and aspiring singer-songwriter says she doesn't know what role Allen has in store for her ...  

He loves her so much he cast her in his next movie. Rosie O'Donnel's weird date, Courtney Love in a strip club, and Zac Efron thinks stars are famous. This is the 11:26 Gossip train to New Haven. All aboard! Carla Bruni has agreed to appear in a Woody Allen film, which will mark the singer and French first lady's first acting role. During an interview on a French TV show she said that she doesn't know what role she'll play, but she said yes...  

ReelzChannel.comCarla Wears Stella for Duet with Harry Connick Jr.Women's Wear DailyCarla Bruni-Sarkozy wore the “Miller” marching jacket from the Stella mccartney for gapkids fall collection when she performed a duet with Harry Connick Jr. ...Carla Bruni-Sarkosi wears Stella McCartney for GapKidsMy Fashion Life (blog)Carla Bruni-Sarkozy has her eye on a Woody Allen film roleCatwalk QueenFrance's First Lady: Oui to Woody Allen FilmTheWrapall...  

London, November 27 (ANI): French President Nicolas Sarkozy helped Roman Polanski get bail after the filmmaker spent two months in a Swiss prison on a child sex case, it has emerged. The director’s sister-in-law Mathilde Seigner hinted that the leader has been instrumental to the recent development. “I wouldn’t go so far as to say that it [...]  

The French fashion world today dealt a new blow to President Sarkozy's drive to upstage President Obama: Elle magazine, the Parisienne's style bible, proclaimed Michelle Obama more chic than Carla Bruni. Elle's annual best-dressed list awarded first ...  

PARIS -- Faced with swelling unease over the place of Muslim immigrants in France, President Nicolas Sarkozy called Tuesday for tolerance among native French people but warned that arriving Muslims must embrace Europe's historical values and avoid ...  

French President Nicolas Sarkozy was "very effective" in helping Roman Polanski convince a Swiss court to allow him to go home, according to the director's sister-in-law. “I wouldn’t go so far as to say that it is thanks to the President that Roman has been freed, but he has been super,” Mathilde Seigner told Le Parisien newspaper. But why would the president go out on a limb for a man who had sex with a 13-year-old girl? His wife...  

Casting news will be thin until next week; Hollywood basically rolls up the sidewalks when a holiday like Thanksgiving comes around. Don't expect much news. But we've got a weird note and a good one to get today going. Woody Allen is working at a breakneck pace. There's You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger, his latest London-set film, which is already in post-production. He's already thinking about his follow-up, which is said to be a romantic...  

London, November 27 : French President Nicolas Sarkozy helped Roman Polanski get bail after the filmmaker spent two months in a Swiss prison on a child sex case, it has emerged.  

guardian.co.ukSarkozy Plans Bonus Tax, Saying France, UK 'Show the Way'BloombergDec. 11 (Bloomberg) -- President Nicolas Sarkozy said France will join the UK in introducing a levy on bonuses, saying they'd “show the way” on taxing the financial sector. “We can only tax them if we tax them both ...Gordon Brown says support is growing for a global tax on financeTelegraph.co.uk"Tete - A - Tete" Calms Tensions With FranceNew York TimesCORRECT...  

The head of the International Monetary Fund has reportedly given French President Nicolas Sarkozy an angry ultimatum to stop his aides from spreading rumours about his alleged extramarital dalliances, or face legal action.  

Prima doamna a Frantei este noua muza a lui Woody Allen. "Nu stiu pentru ce rol, dar am spus da!", a declarat Carla Bruni pentru presa franceza, anuntand astfel ca a acceptat oferta "fantastica" a cineastului american de a juca in viitorul sau film. Filmarile incep in vara, la Paris, informeaza France 24.  

A-Muse-Ing: Move over Scarlett Johansson, Woody Allen has found a new muse. Her name is Carla Bruni and she's the first lady of France. She's also set to star in Allen's next film. “He offered me a role in his next movie,” Bruni told Bloomberg News. “I don’t know for what character, but I said yes. I’m not an actress at all. Maybe I will be terrible. But, in my life, I cannot let such a chance go.” More than her performance, we're looking...  

Carla Bruni says she's taken Woody Allen up on his offer to appear in one of his films. "I don't know for what role but I said yes," she said. "Perhaps I will be very bad." We'd expect nothing less from a woman who wrote a song called "My Junk," in which she croons about rolling up her guy, the president of France, and smoking him. Watch her do a sex scene. And then watch France smoke cigarettes and not care. [WSJ] Read more...  

Source: THR Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, the wife of France's President Nicolas Sarkozy, has accepted a role that was offered to her by Woody Allen in his next project. Bruni-Sarkozy is a former supermodel. As is usually the case with Allen's films, no details are available in the early stages of development. Allen recently completed You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger with Anthony Hopkins, Josh Brolin, Naomi Watts, Antonio Banderas and Freida...  

Polish director Roman Polanski's family is thanking French President Nicolas Sarkozy for being "very effective" in helping to win his release from a Swiss prison. "I wouldn't go so far as to say that it is thanks to the President that Roman has been freed, but he has been super," Polanski's sister-in-law, Mathilde Seigner, told Le Parisien newspaper. "The President has been very effective." The London Times speculated that Sarkozy's wife...  

Nicolas Sarkozy et Carla B dans Les Simpson (extrait VOSTFR) The Simpsons offer clever satire on American culture but they often fall flat when they take on foreigners. Here's a new example, a brief parody of Carla Bruni and Nicolas...  

After constant badgering by the Irish, who were unhappy at seeing France fraudulently advance to next year's World Cup in South Africa at their expense, French president Nicolas Sarkozy immediately flew to Cairo, where Hosni Mubarak is "having words", as...  

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