Probe presses on against France's Fillon as his ratings dip

By Richard Balmforth PARIS (Reuters) - A financial probe into past employment held by the wife of French presidential frontrunner Francois Fillon pressed ahead on Friday as an opinion poll showed the affair may be hurting his campaign for the Elysee. The affair has dented a wholesome image of honesty that Fillon, 62, a devout Catholic with 30 scandal-free years in political office, has sought to project in his campaign. Fillon made a spirited defense of both himself and his wife, Penelope, on te