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Did This First Base Umpire Really Just Call This Runner Out?
From Alabama, by way of the internet, is a brief video of the most hideously blown out call in recent history.
Conservatives Triumph Over Ruling Left In French Local Elections
France’s ruling Socialist Party loses out after massive gains by right-wing opposition UNP party led by former French president Nicolas Sarkozy in local ballot.
France's Far-Right National Front Finishes Second in First Round of Local Elections
Unlike her father, Jean-Marie Le Pen, who had focused on the presidency, Marine Le Pen has sought to establish strong local roots and expand the National Front's foothold in local government.
French Officials Slam Parliamentarians Over Secret Meeting With Syrian President Bashar al-Assad
An unsanctioned delegation traveled to Damascus this week, marking the first Franco-Syrian meeting since France severed diplomatic ties with Syria in 2012.
The French Far Right Won Big This Weekend
The nationalist Front National continued its journey toward becoming a legitimate political party thanks to its slick PR tactics and widespread distrust of France's scandal-plagued government.