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French Prez & First Lady to Split

Cécilia Sarkozy reported living in Switzerland

By Peter Fearon, Newser Staff

Posted Oct 16, 2007 4:46 AM CDT

(Newser) – French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his controversial first lady are on the brink of divorce, according to French media. Cécilia Sarkozy will not accompany her husband on a state visit to Morocco, and some reports say the fiercely independent 49-year-old former model is already... Read full story »

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