Why you should care about France's historic presidential election

World Opinion France's historic presidential election: Why you should care After a first round of voting, Nicolas Sarkozy is on the ropes. And if Sarko loses to socialist Francois Hollande, it could have a far-reaching impact on the U.S. economy READ MORE Apple's iPhone Apple's next iPhone: 5 rumored features A smooth new metallic body, a 4-inch screen, and credit card-like capabilities are just a few of the goodies reportedly boasted by the tech giant's next handset READ MORE Walmart Walmart's explosive Mexican bribery scandal: A concise guide The New York Times reports that Walmart allegedly paid at least $24 million in bribes to become a dominant retailer in Mexico READ MORE The Romney Campaign Paul Brandus: The many misconceptions of Mitt Romney's veepstakes The punditocracy assumes Mitt will surely pick a No. 2 who can deliver a swing state. Don't bet on it READ MORE Mysteries of Space Asteroid mining: Is there money to be made in space? James Cameron, Google's top brass, and Ross Perot's son are betting big that there's platinum in the heavens. Are they delusional or brilliant? READ MORE Lifestyle 9 Urban Outfitters controversies The purveyor of hipster clothing riles up its critics yet again, this time with a Holocaust-evoking "Jewish Star" shirt READ MORE SEE ALL CARTOONS Mental_floss The man who gave up money Newser Coming to New Zealand: $100 packs of cigarettes BuzzFeed How Ann Romney learned to love the spotlight Discovery News Your brain is your password Slate Why Hillary Clinton should join Anonymous The electric facebrush A gadget that lets the truly vain give themselves a nightly facial — and more in our collection of bizarrely elite consumer products         Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.  unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences | privacy policy  Copyright © 2012 The Week, All rights reserved.