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PRESS CONFERENCE BY FRENCH PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE SEGOLENE ROYAL
French socialist presidential candidate Segolene Royal addresses journalists in Paris, January 4, 2006. Royal would beat conservative frontrunner Nicolas Sarkozy in the second round of presidential elections later this year, according to a poll published yesterday. At right is her husband, the head of the Socialist Party, Francois Hollande. (UPI Photo/Eco Clement)

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Paris vs. Berlin, again
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This means the decisions, especially tax choices, made by (French President) Nicolas Sarkozy on the day after the presidential election have been revealed as inappropriate, ineffective and unfair and have amplified the shock of the global situation
France officially falls into recession
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He is not an ordinary citizen and can't just come out with whatever he might be thinking. He is the president of France
Sarkozy outburst hurts his declining image
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Everyone who indulges in these acts of violence only does those people a service who want more order and strictness
French leader calls for end to violence
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I've considered for a long time the prospect of another April 21st
French Socialists fear election defeat
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The problem isn't his (the President's) physical state, which seems pretty good, but more the state of his policies, which seem pretty poor
Chirac turns 71, quietly
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