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Peter Thiel, the Silicon Valley billionaire and outspoken Donald Trump supporter, is considering a 2018 bid for California governor, according to three Republicans familiar with his thinking. Thiel, who co-founded PayPal and was an early investor in Facebook, has been discussing a prospective bid with a small circle of advisers, including Rob Morrow, who has emerged as his political consigliere. (please see link for full article)

President Nicolas Sarkozy said of his wife, Cécilia, in “Testimony,” his 2006 campaign book, “We cannot, nor do we know how to, distance ourselves from each other.” Such a thing, he declared, would be “impossible!” But the first lady of France seems to have done an excellent job of distancing herself from her husband since he assumed office last May, staying away from most official functions and staying out of public view for long periods. Now there are rumors that the 11-year Sarkozy marriage is about to end. “I have no comment, truly, truly, truly, I assure you,” the presidential...

Sarkozy divorce will be announced ‘imminently’ Adam Sage in Paris France was treated to an unprecedented spectacle yesterday as newspapers and radio shows aired the rumour that President Sarkozy was on the point of divorce from his wife, C飩lia. Commentators, running roughshod over the long-standing Gallic taboo governing the private lives of public figures, said that an official announcement on the separation was imminent. L’Est R鰵blicain, the regional newspaper, said that the couple, whose tempestuous relationship has been the subject of intense speculation for months, were planning to make an announcement. “Things should move pretty quickly, with divorce papers filed...