Read more Dominique de Villepin stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/4494/dominique-de-villepin.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 14:18:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/70276/sarkozy-oversteps-in-rancorous-trial-with-foe.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNicolas Sarkozy may have crossed the line in the continuing trial of his political foe Dominique de Villepin, the former French prime minister accused of waging a smear campaign against him in 2004. During a TV interview in New York, Sarkozy called Villepin and his co-defendants "the guilty parties"—reinforcing...http://www.newser.com/story/70276/sarkozy-oversteps-in-rancorous-trial-with-foe.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 25 Sep 2009 5:34:27 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/43187/former-french-pm-accused-in-sarko-scandal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFormer French prime minister Dominique de Villepin will face trial for his role in an alleged smear campaign against Nicolas Sarkozy, who outmaneuvered him for the presidency. The "Clearstream Affair" scandal dates to 2004, when an anonymous source sent a judge a list of politicians, including Sarkozy, said to be...http://www.newser.com/story/43187/former-french-pm-accused-in-sarko-scandal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 20 Nov 2008 9:19:15 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/34270/rwanda-targets-french-leaders-for-genocide.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSenior French politicians, including the late president François Mitterand and two prime ministers, were complicit in the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, alleges a 500-page report released by the government . The report, which follows a 2-year investigation, also accuses the French military of crimes against humanity. Rwanda's justice ministry said yesterday...http://www.newser.com/story/34270/rwanda-targets-french-leaders-for-genocide.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 06 Aug 2008 11:47:59 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/4877/france-opens-probe-against-former-pm.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDominique de Villepin, France's former PM and a longtime rival of president Nicolas Sarkozy, will undergo a formal investigation for his alleged role in improperly smearing Sarkozy. De Villepin denies involvement in the scandal which may also implicate former president Jacques Chirac, but the announcement is seen as a step...http://www.newser.com/story/4877/france-opens-probe-against-former-pm.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 27 Jul 2007 16:47:30 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/3909/charges-loom-for-former-french-pm.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFormer French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin is expected to face criminal conspiracy charges following the discovery of new evidence linking him to a dirty tricks campaign against President Nicolas Sarkozy, the Times of London reports. Police yesterday searched his Paris home after investigators found computer data suggesting he directed...http://www.newser.com/story/3909/charges-loom-for-former-french-pm.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 06 Jul 2007 4:29:47 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/2274/sarkozy-taps-close-adviser-to-be-pm.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNicolas Sarkozy named chief campaign adviser Francois Fillon his prime minister today, replacing firebrand Dominique de Villepin. Fillon, a right-of-center senator who directed an overhaul of France's pension system as a Chirac administration official, will lead Sarkozy's effort to institute reforms in employment and welfare laws. Fillon, whose wife is...http://www.newser.com/story/2274/sarkozy-taps-close-adviser-to-be-pm.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 17 May 2007 9:56:31 CDT