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Sarkozy "called Saturday for labels on all meat describing how the animals were slaughtered. A recent poll said halal meat was the No. 1 worry of the French people, he told reporters while explaining his shift."

The French election seems almost as absurd as the U.S. one!

Oh yes it is! The Frenchy style is exquisite *says with a Frenchy accent* ;-) Glad someone else than Jad & me is finally into it!

Posted on Twitter too - A nice infographic about the social factor in election ad wars.

By Gareth Jones and Alice Baghdjian BERLIN (Reuters) - Germans resoundingly elected Joachim Gauck, a former Lutheran pastor and human rights activist from communist East Germany, as president of the European Union's largest country on Sunday, posing a potential political headache for Chancellor Angela Merkel.

According to an opinion poll, 80% trust Gauck, yet two thirds think he'd be an "uncomfortable" president for the country's political parties.

I had no idea Germany was even electing a new president, so I was totally surprised when I read news headlines today morning.

Infotainment blurs the line between politics and entertainment? - Just thought it was an interesting read.

Editor's note: Frida Ghitis is a world affairs columnist for The Miami Herald and World Politics Review. A former CNN producer/correspondent, she is the author of "The End of Revolution: A Changing World in the Age of Live Television."

I had a super hard time finding your page.. tried all the possible spellings of addeh 2edde edde 2addeh ... and all other variations :p btw brittany thanks for correcting the petition and didn't know about ur comment here until now.. didn't get any notifications.. thanks again

Hello? Anybody?

"Arab Spring," Algeria style.

Just came across this video. I think its old but might be interesting to take a look at.

A heavily-bandaged Anwar Al-Bulkimy claimed he was beaten and robbed but his doctor revealed he was just recovering from plastic surgery When an Islamist MP reported that he had been badly beaten by masked gunmen who left him unconscious and robbed him of $16,000 (£10,000), the news was seen as worrying proof that post-revolutionary Egypt was falling into lawlessness.

kind of reminds me of Wag the Dog =P

lol I agree

Flanby = Hollande Tomato = Melenchon Budapest = Sarkozy

This video is a debate over the effects of Super PACs on the presidential race, negative ads and their impacts on candidate image (both attacker and attacked) and whether politics is financially driven or merit-based.

Some citizen-media content on the Elections in Egypt