François Fillon Blames ‘Media Lynching’ for His Campaign Crisis Mr. Fillon, the center-right candidate in France’s presidential race, called a news conference to defend paying his wife hundreds of thousands of euros. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:Iraqi Refugee Is Convicted in Germany of Raping and Murdering Teenage GirlPregnant Women and Children Massacred in Papua New Guinea, Police SayYour Wednesday BriefingTouring the Israeli Occupation: Young U.S. Jews Get an Unflinching ViewShe Was Duped and Shipped to a Brothel at 16. Then the Boat Sank.Your Wednesday Briefing