Monthly Archives: June 2007

Greg Wright facing execution – Greg Wright: bientôt exécuté?

A lot of you have listened to Death Row Radio, my story for Swiss Public Radio about a radio broadcasting on death row in Texas. You have heard my interview with Connie Wright, a woman whose husband Greg is sitting … Continue reading

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Kelly Clarkson’s full interview – Interview intégrale de Kelly Clarkson

My full iunterview with Kelly Clarkson is now available on the.point.is., my news agency’s website. The young Texas singer has a lot to say about the music industry. Mon interview intégrale avec Kelly Clarkson est disponible sur the.point.is., le site … Continue reading

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The Bush administration and Global Warming – L’administration Bush et le réchauffement climatique

I sepnt two interesting days covering the ACORE conference on renewable energy in New York City for my story on the Bush administration and global warming. It is basically big players from the private sector meeting for workshops to try … Continue reading

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Godtube!

That shouldn’t have surprised me. I have been covering the issue of religion in America for a while now. Early May I was at the Creationnist Museum in Petersburg (Kentucky) to cover the upcoming opening of the museum for L’Actualité. … Continue reading

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The Angola coffins – Les cercueils d’Angola

Angola is back in the news thanks to Richard Liggett, one of its prisoners. Shortly before dying, the convicted murderer was asked to build caskets for Billy and Ruth Graham, the famous U.S. evangelical leader and his wife. One of … Continue reading

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The “gay bomb” and the rebirth of an information – La “bombe gay” et la renaissance d’une info

You probably have heard about the “gay bomb” the Pentagon sought to create in 1994. I wrote a story about it today for 24heures and Tribune de Genève. When I first heard about it, it made me laugh. The whole … Continue reading

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The $10-million speeches – Les discours à 10 millions de dollars

Imagine if everything you are saying was worth thousands of dollars. How sweet would that be? Bill Clinton made $ 10 million dollars with his speeches last year. The former president made $450,000 for a single speech in London last … Continue reading

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Tom Lantos, Gerhard Schröder, Jacques Chirac and the political prostitutes – Tom Lantos, Gerhard Schröder, Jacques Chirac et les prostituées politiques

Representative Tom Lantos, a Democrat from California, called yesterday Gerhard Schröder a “political prostitute” and  asked Jacques Chirac to go to “go down to the Normandy beaches” to understand America’s sacrfice for “the freedom of France”. Tom Lantos still has … Continue reading

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The Kelly Clarkson dialogues – Les dialogues de Kelly Clarkson

Back from the West Coast after a funny week. After my initial disappointement in LA, the rest of the week turned out to be pretty interesting. In part thanks to one Texan girl: Kelly Clarkson. I interviewed her last Wednesday … Continue reading

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LA and Larry David

I am in Los Angeles trying to cover a couple of stories and I am having a frustrating day so far. One important interview was cancelled in the last minute and despite my efforts to get an another appointment, I … Continue reading

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