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French President Nicolas Sarkozy shines in a crisis

Oct. 22, 2008
Like British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, France's leader has seen his image burnished by the global financial meltdown. French President Nicolas Sarkozy belongs to a breed of politicians who seem to function in perpetual crisis mode.
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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch