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...their marriage and branded Ponti a bigamist. The couple had to live either abroad or secretly in Italy, until 1966 when they became French citizens, the certificate personally signed by Prime Minister Georges Pompidou, and were able to be married there. Two years later, after several miscarriages, Loren gave birth to Carlo Ponti, Jr., the first of their two sons. This happy ending continued, apparently, for nearly four more decades, on family estates in France and Switzerland...
...about the American ideals of freedom and equal opportunity, but he was also passionate about the hopes and dreams of another great nation--China. The son of missionaries in China, Luce came to school in America, yet never lost his love and fascination for the country of his birth...
...games, starting 137. What’s more, she has played for the U.S. in two Women’s World Cup tournaments and two Olympic Games. Last year, Markgraf took some well-deserved time off from the national team to start a family. But after giving birth to her son, Keegan, in July, the 30-year-old Markgraf returned to represent the U.S. in friendlies against Taipei and Iceland—games her team won by scores of 10-0 and 2-1, respectively. Between raising a family and playing at the highest level, Markgraf still found time...
...Maybe so, but France 24 had a controversial and politically charged birth. Less than three months before its December launch, respected journalist Ulysse Gosset stepped down as the channel's managing director for news after clashing with the station's board chairman, Alain de Pouzilhac, whose previous career was in advertising rather than news. Rumors of political maneuverings have been so thick that late last month an editorial in Le Monde accused the channel's bosses of "schemings unworthy of a banana republic...
...screen, which features more people talking about the news than it does innovative news-gathering. On the other hand, Gosset has kept his anchor spot for the channel's main talk show, and Saint-Paul, his replacement, insists he's still pushing for journalistic improvements. "The criticism of the birth will soon be forgotten," says Saint-Paul. "Our progenitor was Chirac, but that's not a label that will stick to us forever...