Archive for the 'Political Figures' Category

Alan Greenspan

Former Chairman of the Federal Reserve
FEATURED INTERVIEW: 9/17/07 - Mr. Greenspan unleashes bottled-up frustration about President Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney and Republican leaders in Congress who, he contends, put politics ahead of Republican goals like fiscal discipline and lower government spending. (nytimes)
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4/09/08 - Greenspan defend his legacy and discuss the state of the economy […]

Nicolas Sarkozy Loses His Cool on French TV

A film of a tense and tough Nicolas Sarkozy, recorded without his knowledge before an interview on France’s EU presidency, has become an overnight internet hit.

Sarkozy en off sur France 3Uploaded by rue89

Mr Sarkozy’s UMP party last night condemned the leak, saying: “French citizens have the right to expect more seriousness and rigour from […]

Nicolas Sarkozy

President of France
FEATURED INTERVIEW: 10/29/07 - French President Nicolas Sarkozy abruptly ends an interview with ‘60 Minutes’ after Leslie Stahl asks him about his marital woes. (60minutes)
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9/23/07 - Sarkozy discusses foreign policy in this interview translated from french. (nytimes)
8/01/07 - Sarkozy discusses the “Mediterranean Union” project, Tony Blair’s appointment as the Quartet’s Special Representative for […]

Vladimir Putin

 
Former president of the Russian Federation
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6/4/07 - Russian President Vladimir Putin discusses the missile dispute with the United States, the risks of cooperating with Western companies in the production of Russian natural gas and what he describes as democratic deficiencies in the United States and Europe. (spiegel)
7/12/06 - Summary Transcript with video embed: Putin takes […]

Barack Obama on Meet the Press

May 4, 2008: Barack Obama on Meet the Press
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Part II