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Article from: The Mirror (London, England) Article date: November 03, 2008

Byline: By BOB ROBERTS

DOZY Sarah Palin was hoaxed by a comic posing as French president Nicolas Sarkozy who suggested they go hunting together.

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Canadian DJ Chalks Palin Prank Up to Perseverance

Posted Nov 3, 08 2:49 PM CST in Politics 

Canadian DJ Chalks Palin Prank Up to Perseverance
Source: AP Photo

(Newser) – The French-Canadian radio host who fooled Sarah Palin into thinking he was French president Nicolas Sarkozy chalks up his coup to simple hard work. “Call it luck, call it perseverance, call it what you want,” Marc-Antoine Audette tells ABC about Saturday’s 7-minute interview. He says his staff spent 4 days working the phones before eventually scoring the exclusive.

“I was pretty nervous,” says the Montreal personality. “It is something, isn’t it? A lot of journalists would love to have a word with her. We are pretty proud of what we did.”

Source: ABC News

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