Another resource introduced to me by my French teacher is the Champs-Elysées program, which centers around contemporary French issues (which, according to this month's issue, include "Le restaurant d'Alain Ducasse sur la Tour Eiffel," "Moulin Rouge et French Cancan à Montmartre," "Jean-Jacques Aillagon Président du Domaine de Versailles," etc.) and includes an audio CD and an accompanying full text transcription which includes various footnotes and possible unknown terms.
Here's the site if you're interested:
http://www.champs-elysees.com/
I still mostly learn spoken French by listening to news reports on sites like those provided by GC.
