Mar 17th, 2008 · French voters have delivered a blow to President Nicolas Sarkozy. In a second round of municipal elections, opposition socialists took the leadership of dozens of French cities away from Sarkozy's Conservative party. The left says the vote is a repudiation for Sarkozy's failed policies.
Mar 15th, 2008 · Barack Obama's minister, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, was removed from his honorary post on the senator's Spiritual Advisor Committee. The move comes after broadcast and publication of some of the pastor's more controversial speeches and sermons. Obama refused to repudiate Rev. Wright but strongly condemned the minister's controversial remarks.
Jul 4th, 2007 · British Prime Minister Gordon Brown says he wants Parliament -- not the prime minister -- to have the final word on whether Britain goes to war in the future. The plan is seen by many analysts as a repudiation of predecessor Tony Blair.