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Le Beau Sarko Vexes French

Tiny Casanova's antics create cult status as some deride his lack of decorum

By Caroline Zimmerman, Newser User

Posted Dec 23, 2007 1:20 PM CST

(Newser) – He ain't your daddy's Jacques Chirac, and French president Nicolas Sarkozy's escapades have his countrymen both enthralled and concerned, reports the Guardian. His rollercoaster love life provides delicious gossip to a public that buys "I love Sarko" skivvies, and the tiny dynamo poses for... Read full story »

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