And so, as expected, Dominique Strauss-Kahn goes free. But that might not necessarily be the best thing for France’s Socialist Party.
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Why we should care about Royal’s story
Imagine Kevin Rudd offering a senior cabinet post to Malcolm Turnbull and you get something of the flavour. France, the archetype of “old Europe”, shows itself to be less fettered by the past than we are, writes Charles Richardson.
APEC protest groups: your guide to their non-violence
The Supreme Court decided yesterday to grant an injunction against the march route proposed by the Stop Bush Coalition, a route that would have taken the protest straight to police lines. So who will be there, and what is the likelihood they will throw heavy things at people in uniforms?
