Nicolas Sarkozy is examined in the case of party funds

Bordeaux, France (Reuters)-the former President of France Nicolas Sarkozy officially inspected on Thursday, because "harassing people weak" in a case involving party funds 2007 L'Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt women, who are already elderly, prosecutors said.

Under the laws of France, official examination is the final step before a suspect facing criminal charges.

Sarkozy, who in March hinted at the possible return to politics, has repeatedly denied receiving campaign funds from Bettencourt.

"Nicalas Sarkozy, who have benefited from the presumption of innocence, has been told that he had been subject to official examination due to take advantage of vulnerable people in February 2007 and during 2007 due to the detriment of Liliane Bettencourt," said public prosecutor after a review process.

Bettencourt, who is 90 years old, was the richest woman in France.

Sarkozy, who was defeated in the general election last year from Francois Hollande, the find annggota in the process of examination of Bettencourt's staff on Thursday morning, Reuters said.

He was questioned by the judges in November, but they chose not to open the big checks against Sarkozy, who lost in the world of politics but still be a candidate that might appear from the conservative strongholds in the coming presidential election in 2017.

Early suspicions about funds stuck out three years ago, when a woman who works as an accountant for Bettencourt, who is mentally fragile, suspect a lot of money taken for Sarkozy's presidential election campaign.

Bettencourt is revealed to be the condition dementia in 2006 and placed under the supervision of his family in 2011.

The TV station France, BFM, citing lawyer Sarkozy, reported the decision was "chaotic and unfair" and he will appeal, according to Reuters.

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Tea Party Disses Romney

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It's official; Mitt Romney is not the Tea Party's favorite.

Adam Brandon, vice president of communications for FreedomWorks, told whispers that if Mitt Romney were the candidate he'd generate about as much support from the Tea Party as Sen. John McCain garnered from conservatives in 2008—reluctant votes at best, but little enthusiasm. [Whispers: Tea Party Budget Cuts $9 Trillion.]

"We need someone who is able at the end of the day to get people excited, we need enthusiasm not just someone conservatives prefer over Obama," said Brandon.

Romney leads many GOP polls and his polished message is starting to resonate with some in the established GOP. But it's candidates like conservative businessman and talk show host Herman Cain who are getting attention from the Tea Party. [Check out political cartoons about the 2012 GOP field.]

"There's a lot of excitement about Cain not necessarily because he's got the perfect plan, but he's bold, he's getting out there," said Brandon "Is he sticky? I don't know, but a lot of Tea Partiers are looking at him."

Brandon has seen similar enthusiasm for Michele Bachmann and Rick Perry over the months, but it's since faded.

Still, Brandon is confident an anti-Romney candidate will become clearer and whoever that candidate is, the Tea Party would get behind them. [See political cartoons about the Tea Party.]

"Whoever the Tea Party supports is going to be the person who's not necessarily right on all the issues, but is able to get people fired up," he said.

And if the presidential race fails to jazz the Tea Party activists FreedomWorks represents, they'll shift to state races where candidates in Texas and Ohio are winning the movement's support.

"It will be disappointing if there wasn't a presidential candidate that the Tea Party loved, but there is plenty to get excited about in state races," said Brandon.

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Tea Party Presidential Candidates Flash and Fade

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Tea Party favorites for president aren't showing much staying power in the race for the Republican nomination because they come across as too harsh, Democratic pollster Geoff Garin says.

"None of the Tea Party darlings has held up," Garin told me. "Being the Tea Party darling requires a level of stridency that can come across as not being presidential."

Garin has a point. The pollster, who advises many congressional Democrats and was a senior strategist for Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign in 2008, notes that Tea Party activists were pushing former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, but she has faded in the polls and hasn't gotten into the race. Another favorite has been Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota, but she is also dropping in the polls. The most recent favorite was Texas Gov. Rick Perry, but his momentum has stalled.

[See editorial cartoons about the 2012 GOP field.]

Garin says Perry is a good example of the flash-and-fade phenomenon. The Texas governor initially got positive news coverage but more recently he has been criticized for his stands on immigration and other issues and for a weak performance in last week's GOP debate. "The more Perry is out there, the less formidable he's going to be," Garin says.

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Tea Party favorites for president aren't showing much staying power in the race for the Republican nomination because they come across as too harsh, Democratic pollster Geoff Garin says.

"None of the Tea Party darlings has held up," Garin told me. "Being the Tea Party darling requires a level of stridency that can come across as not being presidential."

Garin has a point. The pollster, who advises many congressional Democrats and was a senior strategist for Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign in 2008, notes that Tea Party activists were pushing former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, but she has faded in the polls and hasn't gotten into the race. Another favorite has been Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota, but she is also dropping in the polls. The most recent favorite was Texas Gov. Rick Perry, but his momentum has stalled.

[See editorial cartoons about the 2012 GOP field.]

Garin says Perry is a good example of the flash-and-fade phenomenon. The Texas governor initially got positive news coverage but more recently he has been criticized for his stands on immigration and other issues and for a weak performance in last week's GOP debate. "The more Perry is out there, the less formidable he's going to be," Garin says.

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Tea Party Group FreedomWorks Plans Anti-Romney Rally

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As U.S. News reported yesterday, former Massachusetts Republican Gov. Mitt Romney seems to have the conservative creds to cut it with plenty of voters who consider themselves conservative—and perhaps enough, some argue, to win in a state like South Carolina. The fact that he's even headlining a Tea Party Express rally in Concord, New Hampshire this weekend attests to his esteem among some in the movement.

FreedomWorks, which has come to represent the purest of the pure among the conservative, limited-government Tea Party movement, has a different idea. He's a Tea Party poser, they say, and they're prepared to take action. They've organized a boycott of the former governor's Sunday evening speech at the Tea Party Express event, gathering up their local forces to instead attend an anti-Romney rally at the same time. [Read more about the 2012 presidential election.]

From the announcement on their website:

After months of distancing himself from the tea party, suddenly Mitt Romney wants to be one of us.

That's right, the big-spending former governor who signed Massachusetts' very own version of ObamaCare is scheduled to take the stage this Sunday at a rally in Concord, NH to lecture real conservatives about limited government and fiscal responsibility.

FreedomWorks and tea party groups from around the region will be there. But not to hear more platitudes from an establishment hack posing as an outsider.

We'll be there to tell the real story about Mitt Romney, and to protest his record, which represents everything the tea party stands against.

After all, if we don't hold candidates accountable for their actions while in office, who will? If we let ourselves be used as pawns to provide cover for the establishment, then what is the point of having the tea party?

We're standing on principle, not politics. Will you join us?

FreedomWorks, which is chaired by former House Majority Leader Dick Armey, demonstrated their organizing power throughout the healthcare debate and during the 2010 election season. And for Romney, as he continues to gather votes from conservatives in key primary states, the group could certainly create a lot more trouble ahead.

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Pro-Russia party tops Latvia poll

  Andris Berzins was elected president by Latvia's parliament in June A pro-Russia party has won the most votes in Latvia's snap general election but without an absolute majority.The Harmony Centre won 29%, with almost all votes counted, the strongest showing for an ethnic Russian party since the former Soviet state's independence.
The new Zatlers Reform Party won 21% while the Unity bloc of Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis took 18%.
They are likely to form a coalition to keep Harmony Centre out of government.
A quarter of Latvia's population is Russian-speaking.
During the Soviet period, which ended in 1991, Latvia experienced a big influx of immigrants from other parts of the USSR, mainly Russia.
Analysts say the parties are wary of the Harmony Centre party's ties with Russian leaders.The Zatlers Reform Party is headed by ex-President Valdis Zatlers, an anti-corruption campaigner.
He lost the presidency to Andris Berzins in a parliamentary vote in June.
Coalition maths
Unity and Zatlers Reform Party are likely to gain 42 seats in the 100-seat parliament, meaning they will need the support of a smaller third party to achieve a majority.
The other two parties who crossed the 5% threshold needed to enter parliament are the Greens and Farmers Union with 12% and the right-wing National Alliance with 14%.
But as the Greens and Farmers Union is led by Aivars Lembergs, a fierce political opponent of Mr Zatlers, it is unlikely that it could join a Zatlers-Unity coalition.
The leader of Harmony Centre said that the party's views should be reflected in any new government.
"I am convinced that Latvian politicians ... will be able to form a coalition where the interests of all voters are represented," said Nils Usakov.
The election was triggered by a corruption crisis involving powerful business people that has flared as Latvia struggles to recover from near economic collapse.

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