Forget the politics: French President Nicolas Sarkozy has created an international soap opera focused on his love life.  Mere months after his divorce from Cecilia, Sarkozy fell head-over-heels in love with supermodel-turned-singer Carla Bruni. The two were married in a quiet ceremony, but their union has done nothing to ease the media firestorm surrounding Sarko, Carla, and Cecilia.http://www.newser.com/2008 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorWed, 03 Dec 2008 21:38:45 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/37628/bruni-meets-up-with-metallica.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFrance's first lady shared a bill with Metallica on a British music show last night, the BBC reports. Former model Carla Bruni tapped her foot and clapped as the headbangers played—then joined host Jools Holland for a bluesy ballad. Bruni discussed the challenges of living both as a pop star and as wife to "very kind" French President Nicolas Sarkozy.http://www.newser.com/story/37628/bruni-meets-up-with-metallica.html?refid=rss_all_defaultWed, 17 Sep 2008 2:56:04 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/37167/france-plotzes-as-sarko-jr-weds-jewish-heiress.html?refid=rss_all_defaultJean Sarkozy, the 22-year-old son of France's president, married his childhood sweetheart last night in a ceremony so under wraps that guests were informed via text message. A possible reason for the secrecy? His bride, the heiress to a huge electronics company, is Jewish—and the marriage has set off a wave of soul-searching in the French press about the country's legacy of anti-Semitism.http://www.newser.com/story/37167/france-plotzes-as-sarko-jr-weds-jewish-heiress.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 11 Sep 2008 6:20:05 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/33659/ivanka-tops-best-dressed-list.html?refid=rss_all_defaultVanity Fair ’s International Best-Dressed List holds few surprises. True, it includes David Beckham while omitting his wife, Victoria, but overall the roster is rich with royals and light on poor people. The top 10: Heiress and exec Ivanka Trump Would-be American first lady Michelle Obama French first lady and pop star Carla Bruni-Sarkozyhttp://www.newser.com/story/33659/ivanka-tops-best-dressed-list.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 31 Jul 2008 17:24:32 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/33538/in-city-of-light-bruni-a-bright-bulb-indeed.html?refid=rss_all_defaultWho could have imagined that Italian supermodel-singer Carla Bruni would find love with a right-wing French president? Maureen Orth takes a look at France’s First Lady in Vanity Fair : her education in art and architecture, admiration of women's-libbers Simone de Beauvoir and Françoise Sagan, and her husband's reaction to nude pictures online. ("Oh, I like this one! Can I have a print of it?")http://www.newser.com/story/33538/in-city-of-light-bruni-a-bright-bulb-indeed.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMon, 28 Jul 2008 13:22:05 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/32650/sarkozy-puts-france-on-speed.html?refid=rss_all_defaultHis love life may be distracting and his poll ratings may be low, but Nicolas Sarkozy is "a tonic to his country and the most important European leader of his time," writes New York Times columnist Roger Cohen. In just 14 months the French president has led a sea change in foreign policy with the US, Israel, NATO, and North Africa. And on the domestic front, the former bedrock of Old Europe is now "on amphetamines."http://www.newser.com/story/32650/sarkozy-puts-france-on-speed.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 17 Jul 2008 7:40:41 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/32059/carla-shares-new-album-on-website.html?refid=rss_all_defaultIf Coldplay and Radiohead can do it, then so can the first lady of France, reports the Wall Street Journal. Carla Bruni is inviting her fans to listen to up to 2 hours of her new album for free on her website. The album, which has sparked extreme interest among her husband's constituents, ranges from bluegrass to Bob Dylan-inspired.http://www.newser.com/story/32059/carla-shares-new-album-on-website.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 10 Jul 2008 8:54:36 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/30035/bush-gushes-about-carla.html?refid=rss_all_defaultPresident Bush today complimented Nicolas Sarkozy on his wife, calling her “a really smart, capable woman,” the BBC reports. “I can see why you married her,” he added. In Paris as part of his European tour, Bush called the French president by his first name and noted that “America’s first friend was France” in a press conference that focused on warm relations between the countries.http://www.newser.com/story/30035/bush-gushes-about-carla.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSun, 15 Jun 2008 7:01:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/29784/bruni-sings-of-drugs-30-lovers.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFrench first lady Carla Bruni would like you to know she's "a child despite my 40 years and 30 lovers"—at least according to one of the more standout lines on her third album, due for release in July. As If Nothing had Happened is her first collection of songs since tying the knot with President Nicolas Sarkozy, and "showcases her fragile yet intense voice and unique melodic style," writes a critic for Le Figaro .http://www.newser.com/story/29784/bruni-sings-of-drugs-30-lovers.html?refid=rss_all_defaultWed, 11 Jun 2008 12:46:26 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/29245/carla-seduced-by-sarkos-6-brains.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFrance's first lady spills the beans in a new book about her whirlwind romance with Nicolas Sarkozy when she fell for his brains and his bod, the Times of London reports. Carla Bruni discusses her recording career, her past lovers—including Mick Jagger and Eric Clapton—and how love blossomed after she was invited to a dinner party as a blind date for the French president.http://www.newser.com/story/29245/carla-seduced-by-sarkos-6-brains.html?refid=rss_all_defaultWed, 04 Jun 2008 22:03:10 CDT