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Thursday, November 16, 2006 12:00 AM

The French Hillary

In this political power couple, it's the woman who gets the first shot at being president.
By Mary Papenfuss

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  • Thursday, November 16, 2006 02:12 AM

    Why is this "unsettling"?

    Why is it "unsettling" that France could elect a female head of state before the US? And why is this considered "a cultural phenomenon I don't understand"?

    Was it also unsettling when Britain elected Margaret Thatcher or Germany Angela Merkel or the election of various other female senior ministers throughout Europe and elsewhere?

    What's unsettling for me is why Americans should find this unsettling. Maybe this says something about Americans' understanding of the rest of the world and their place in it.

    —David W Read David W's other letters

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