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Oct. 15th, 2009
G.O.P. Has a Lightning Rod, and It’s Not Ain't Palin
By MONICA DAVEY
Published: October 14, 2009
By MONICA DAVEY
Published: October 14, 2009
BUFFALO, Minn. — Representative Michele Bachmann will appear in the 2010 calendar of “Great American Conservative Women” (she will be November). Her likeness has been transformed into an action figure. And, so far in 2009, she has been interviewed on a national cable news show every nine days, on average, an analysis by Smart Politics, a nonpartisan blog affiliated with the University of Minnesota shows. More
That Castle You Always Wanted...
Oct. 15th, 2009 06:27 am
The Chateau de Robernier has 24,000 square feet of living space, and the oldest part of the stone structure dates from around 1650. More Photos >
By SUSANNE FOWLER
Published: October 13, 2009
MONTFORT-SUR-ARGENS, France
With 2,200 square meters (24,000 square feet) of living space, Rune Andersen and Cecile Ruppmann’s stone castle features matching towers built around 1870 that are right out of the fairytale “Rapunzel.” The structure’s older wings date to around 1650. More
That House in the South of France...
Oct. 15th, 2009 06:30 am
House Hunting in ... Provence, France
A five-bedroom in a former olive oil mill in Flayosc, Provence, is on the market for 995,000 euros ($1,462,500).
By VIRGINIA C. McGUIRE
Published: October 13, 2009
The house is on a local road with little traffic, a few minutes' walk from the medieval village of Flayosc, where there are several restaurants and a market. More Photos »
995,000 EUROS ($1,462,500)
Many details in this early 19th-century home recall its days as an olive oil mill. The large arched doorways once accommodated horse-drawn carts, and several rooms have stone alcoves that housed machinery. Though the structure was converted to a residence in the 1960s, the area is still known for its olive oil production. More
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