French President Nicolas Sarkozy

Election Analysis From Le Huffington Post

Posted 05.06.2012

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The French people have spoken. François Hollande has been elected President of the Republic with 51.9 percent of the vote against 48.1 percent for th...

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Sarkozy Files Complaint For Gaddafi Donation Claim

AP | Posted 04.30.2012

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PARIS — French prosecutors are investigating a news website that claims to have evidence that Libya's late dictator Moammar Gadhafi offered camp...

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Bankrolled By Gaddafi?

AP | ANGELA CHARLTON | Posted 04.29.2012

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PARIS — French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Sunday fiercely denied that he was offered campaign funding from late Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi,...

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Le Huffington Post Analyzes Results

Le Huffington Post | Geoffry Clavel | Posted 04.22.2012

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The polls have spoken, and to no surprise, François Hollande and Nicolas Sarkozy will be battling in the second round of France's presidential electi...

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Sacrebleu

AP | JAMEY KEATEN | Posted 04.22.2012

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PARIS -- Thrice married, Nicolas Sarkozy knows about love that flames up and later fades away. Now, he faces the battle of his career to avoid a humil...

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Tortoise Beats Hare In French Elections

AP | GREG KELLER | Posted 04.22.2012

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PARIS -- Slow and steady wins the race. French Socialist Francois Hollande has taken his plodding, undynamic campaign to become France's next preside...

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France Election Results: Hollande, Sarkozy Advance, Far-Right Get Push

Reuters | Posted 04.23.2012

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By Catherine Bremer and Emmanuel Jarry PARIS, April 22 (Reuters) - Far-rightist Marine Le Pen threw France's presidential race wide op...

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President Sarkozy to Press: 'See You Tomorrow, Pedophile Friends'

Mitch Feierstein | Posted 04.17.2012

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Sarkozy's tendency to honesty doesn't seem to extend as far as an appetite for debate. Given a hard ride by some journalists in relation to a major current corruption scandal -- hardly a topic that journalists ought to avoid -- Sarkozy raged at them.

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Le Duel

AP | SARAH DiLORENZO and GREG KELLER | Posted 04.15.2012

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PARIS -- Neck-and-neck in the polls just one week before the election, France's leading presidential candidates rallied tens of thousands to separate ...

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'We Avoided Catastrophe'

Reuters | Posted 04.20.2012

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By Emmanuel Jarry MARSEILLE, France, Feb 19 (Reuters) - President Nicolas Sarkozy told an election rally on Sunday that his policies ...

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Sarkozy Challenger Promises To Pull Troops Out Of Afghanistan

AP | By GREG KELLER | Posted 01.22.2012

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LE BOURGET, France -- The Socialist candidate for France's presidency attempted to consolidate his front-runner status on Sunday with a pledge to pull...

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Germany's Finance Minister: Efforts To Tackle Greece's Issues 'Could Go Faster'

AP | GEIR MOULSON | Posted 03.10.2012

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BERLIN — The German and French leaders stressed Monday that boosting economic growth in the 17-nation eurozone is a priority, a recognition that...

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Sarkozy Strikes Against Extreme-Right Party Seeking To Co-Opt Joan Of Arc

AP | MICHEL EULER | Posted 03.07.2012

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DOMREMY-LA-PUCELLE, France — With a big dollop of patriotism, French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Friday struck back at far-right nationalists w...

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U.S. Stocks Slide After Big European Announcement

AP | MATT CRAFT | Posted 02.07.2012

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NEW YORK — Financial markets slumped Thursday after the head of Europe's central bank dashed hopes that the bank was preparing to help extinguis...

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France, Germany Call For Automatic Punishments For Eurozone Countries That Overspend

AP | GREG KELLER and GABRIELE STEINHAUSER | Posted 02.04.2012

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PARIS — Seeking to restore confidence in the euro, the leaders of France and Germany jointly have called for changes to the European Union treat...

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Magazine Posts An Even More Outrageous Muhammad Cartoon

Posted 01.09.2012

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Last week, the offices of French magazine Charlie Hebdo were firebombed after printing a controversial cartoon of the Muslim Prophet Muhammad with the...

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Gates: Ignoring World's Poor 'Would Hurt Our Economic Future'

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 01.03.2012

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Bill Gates says the world's developed nations need to ensure that they aid the world's poor. And the best way to do this, according to the billionaire...

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Sarkozy To British PM: 'Shut Up'

The Huffington Post | Bonnie Kavoussi | Posted 12.24.2011

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Feeling the pressure to act decisively in order to avert regional disaster, European leaders are becoming increasingly testy. French President Nico...

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Sarkozy Says Baby Daughter, Mother 'Very Well'

AP | SYLVIE CORBET | Posted 12.20.2011

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PARIS — Proud papa Nicolas Sarkozy, the first French president to have a baby in office, says he and wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy feel "a very profo...

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Global Stocks Jump On New Debt Crisis Pledge

Posted 12.10.2011

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(Natsuko Waki) - World stocks and the euro rose on Monday while top-rated government bonds and the dollar fell after German and French leaders pro...

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French President Faces L'Oreal Corruption Allegations

Posted 10.31.2011

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is a new website that delivers English editions of the best foreign-language news and journalism. PARIS - It may be the clearest sign that the 201...

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European Central Bank Spends Billions On Government Bonds

AP | DAVID McHUGH | Posted 10.22.2011

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FRANKFURT, Germany — The European Central Bank spent euro14.3 billion ($20.6 billion) last week buying government bonds to protect large economi...

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Debt Crisis Continues To Wreak Havoc On Global Stocks

AP | PAMELA SAMPSON | Posted 10.18.2011

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BANGKOK — Asian stock markets were sharply lower Friday amid signs of a possible U.S. recession and renewed worries over the health of Europe's ...

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French Central Banker Blames Plunging Bank Shares On 'Unfounded Rumors'

AP | GREG KELLER and ANGELA CHARLTON | Posted 10.11.2011

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PARIS — France, Italy, Spain and Belgium are banning short-selling on select stocks amid efforts to calm market turmoil that has sent bank share...

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WATCH: Sarkozy In Scuffle With Unknown Man During Tour

Posted 08.30.2011

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BRAX, France (Reuters) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy was involved in a scuffle during a handshake tour Thursday when a man grabbed him by the...

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