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Scandal-hit Chirac settles old scores in memoirs | France 24
With harsh words for his old rivals, fondness for his family, and an evasive approach when it comes to discussing Nicolas Sarkozy, the former French president hits the front pages again with the publication of the first volume of his memoirs.




*Lunatic*, n.
One whose delusions are out of fashion.
by DoDo on Fri Nov 6th, 2009 at 01:08:01 PM EST
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 Sliding polls greet Sarkozy's mid-term mark | France 24
Half way through his five-year presidential term, Nicolas Sarkozy has sank to his lowest poll score since he took office. But analysts see no serious challenger to thwart his bid for re-election in 2012.

...A meagre 39 percent of French voters declared themselved satisfied with Sarkozy in an IFOP poll released Wednesday, his lowest score since his election in May 2007, while 60 percent were unhappy with him.




*Lunatic*, n.
One whose delusions are out of fashion.
by DoDo on Fri Nov 6th, 2009 at 01:08:20 PM EST
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So what do Frenchmen in general (not us) dislike him for? The global crisis? His politics? Him announcing policies but then not actually carrying them through? Something else?

Peak oil is not an energy crisis. It is a liquid fuel crisis.
by Starvid (arvid.hallen at gmail.com) on Fri Nov 6th, 2009 at 04:30:48 PM EST
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