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  • February 2008

    • Sarkozy, Bruni Wed (Finally)

      Reuters  |  Feb 2, 08 8:36 AM CST

      Sarkozy, Bruni Wed (Finally)

      (Newser) - Nicolas Sarkozy has finally made an honest woman out of his supermodel-cum-singer girlfriend, Reuters says. The French president married Carla Bruni, 40, today at the Elysee Palace in a hush-hush ceremony atypical for the usually public couple. The mayor of a Paris district who officiated the nuptials said the bride was “ravishing,” adding, “the bridegroom wasn’t bad either.” More »

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      France  • Nicolas Sarkozy  • wedding  • Carla Bruni  • Cecilia Sarkozy  • Elysee

  • January 2008

    • Breakup Rumors Swirl Around SocGen

      Reuters  |  Jan 29, 08 12:11 PM CST

      Breakup Rumors Swirl Around SocGen

      (Newser) - Wounded Société Générale is looking more and more like a takeover target, prompting France's prime minister to jump into the fray today and say the government would defend the country's second-largest bank against hostile raids, the Wall Street Journal reports. With a $7.1 billion loss from fraudulent trades shaking confidence in the bank and its stock price plummeting, some analysts are predicting a breakup, Reuters reports. More »

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      France  • Nicolas Sarkozy  • Société Générale  • Jérôme Kerviel  • bank fraud  • Christine Lagarde

    • Bruni Greets Journo Topless

      Daily Mail (UK)  |  Jan 25, 08 10:02 AM CST

      Bruni Greets Journo Topless

      (Newser) - Carla Bruni may have the press corps covering her fiancé—French President Nicolas Sarkozy—atwitter, but it can’t be said that the model keeps cards too close to her chest, reports the Daily Mail' s Simon Mills, whom Bruni recently greeted with these fittingly plain words: “Sorry for being topless.” The effect on the following interview, Mills writes, was “pure conversational Viagra.” More »

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      Nicolas Sarkozy  • Carla Bruni  • tabloids  • nudity  • Mick Jagger

    • Get a Receipt for Those Candlesticks

      Times (UK)  |  Jan 22, 08 7:52 PM CST

      Get a Receipt for Those Candlesticks

      (Newser) - Carla Bruni has not yet become Mrs. Nicolas Sarkozy. In an interview with Liberation , the French president's ex-model girlfriend also made life easier for Indian officials by saying she won't accompany Sarkozy on his upcoming official trip there. Protocol-meisters in the conservative country, where unmarried couples are unusual, weren't sure how to treat the First Girlfriend. More »

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      France  • Nicolas Sarkozy  • India  • Carla Bruni

    • Battle for Le Monde Heats Up

      Reuters  |  Jan 22, 08 4:37 PM CST

      Battle for Le Monde Heats Up

      (Newser) - A showdown over the future of one of the world's most prestigious newspapers has come to a head after the editor in chief of Le Monde said he would fight to keep a bosom buddy of Nicolas Sarkozy's from taking over the paper. The French evening newspaper lost $14.5 million last year, Reuters reports, and editor Eric Fottorino is battling to keep employees from losing their role as majority shareholders. More »

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      Nicolas Sarkozy  • Le Monde

    • Reform Plan Roils French

      Times (UK)  |  Jan 22, 08 1:04 PM CST

      Reform Plan Roils French

      (Newser) - In his bid to shake up French society, Nicolas Sarkozy commissioned a leading Socialist to head a 40-member committee to "unleash the economic growth that France is lacking." Its report, to be released tomorrow, contains an explosive set of proposals. The 300 items range from constructing high-tech cities to relaxing regulations on retailers, professionals, and trade groups, reports the London Times . More »

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      France  • Nicolas Sarkozy

    • India Blushes Over Sarko, Bruni

      BBC  |  Jan 19, 08 1:00 PM CST

      India Blushes Over Sarko, Bruni

      (Newser) - Nicolas Sarkozy’s ambiguous relationship with Carla Bruni has India up in arms over how to deal with the French president’s upcoming visit. Reports say Sarkozy and Bruni were secretly married recently, but Sakrozy won’t confirm or deny, leaving Indian officials to ponder what the protocol is for his maybe-girlfriend. Unmarried couples are largely considered scandalous in deeply conservative India. More »

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      Nicolas Sarkozy  • India  • Carla Bruni  • first lady

    • France Dives Into Gulf With Base

      Christian Science Monitor  |  Jan 16, 08 12:37 PM CST

      France Dives Into Gulf With Base

      (Newser) - President Nicholas Sarkozy returned to France yesterday with accords that will make his country a major player in the Persian Gulf, the Christian Science Monitor reports. France will soon have a permanent military base on the United Arab Emirates' side of the Strait of Hormuz, a key oil pathway; it will also help the UAE build civilian nuclear reactors, netting billions for French businesses. More »

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      France  • Nicolas Sarkozy  • Persian Gulf  • United Arab Emirates  • Strait of Hormuz

    • Sarko Secretly Weds Bruni

      Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  Jan 14, 08 2:49 PM CST

      Sarko Secretly Weds Bruni

      (Newser) - Capping off a whirlwind romance that's captivated gossip hounds on multiple continents, Nicolas Sarkozy secretly married new squeeze Carla Bruni on Thursday. The president's office neither confirmed nor denied the report, which originally appeared in the French newspaper L'Est Republicain, the Telegraph says, but Sarko told reporters last week they would probably hear about his wedding "when it has already happened." More »

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      France  • Nicolas Sarkozy  • divorce  • Carla Bruni

    • Bruni May Have What It Takes to Be First Lady

      New York Times  |  Jan 13, 08 8:22 AM CST

      Bruni May Have What It Takes to Be First Lady

      (Newser) - Former supermodel Carla Bruni may be catching some flack from critics who think she's distracting Nicolas Sarkozy from leading France, but those who would dismiss her as just a model don't have the whole story, writes the New York Times . The award-winning singer is intelligent, cultured—and strikingly similar to the last Mme. Sarkozy. More »

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      France  • Nicolas Sarkozy  • marriage  • Carla Bruni  • Cecilia Sarkozy  • Mick Jagger  • Eric Clapton

    • Baby Sarko on Way? Rumor Mill's Abuzz

      Daily Mail (UK)  |  Jan 12, 08 11:25 AM CST

      Baby Sarko on Way? Rumor Mill's Abuzz

      (Newser) - Bloggers and tabloids in Europe are buzzing with rumors that French President Nicolas Sarkozy's fiancee is pregnant. According to the gossip mill, that's why he and Carli Bruni are getting hitched in February, a scant few months after launching their much ballyhooed love affair. A French website first reported the news, according to London's Daily Mail , although the item has since been pulled . More »

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      France  • Nicolas Sarkozy  • pregnancy  • Carla Bruni  • Cecilia Sarkozy

    • Cécilia Sarkozy Loses Bid to Block Tell-All

      AFP  |  Jan 11, 08 10:08 AM CST

      C&eacute;cilia Sarkozy Loses Bid to Block Tell-All

      (Newser) - A Paris civil court has refused to issue an injunction for Cécilia Sarkozy to block the publication of a new biography, reports the AFP. The tell-all quotes the ex-first lady as calling Nicolas Sarkozy a "sauteur"—a vulgar French word for a womanizer—and charging the "undignified" bachelor president with partaking in "karaoke parties until four in the morning." More »

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      Nicolas Sarkozy  • Cecilia Sarkozy

    • Sarkozy Pitches Internet Tax

      Time  |  Jan 11, 08 4:45 AM CST

      Sarkozy Pitches Internet Tax

      (Newser) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy has proposed taxing internet access and cell phone use to compensate for a ban on advertising on state-owned television stations, reports Time magazine. A monthly tax of a single Euro would generate $290 million per year—a quarter of what would be lost from the ad ban Sarkozy is also seeking, but some officials fear public outrage over such a tax. More »

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      Internet  • Nicolas Sarkozy  • taxes  • Internet advertising

    • Sarko Secretly Hospitalized After Divorce

      Daily Mail (UK)  |  Jan 9, 08 1:28 PM CST

      Sarko Secretly Hospitalized After Divorce

      (Newser) - In the latest Sarko plotline, a new book reveals that the French president was hospitalized the day after announcing his divorce from wife Cécilia—and that sick and depressed, he called her from the hospital and she rushed to his bedside. The Daily Mail reports that Nicolas Sarkozy was taken to to a military hospital on October 21, suffering from high fever and a throat abscess. More »

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      France  • Nicolas Sarkozy  • divorce  • hospitals  • Cecilia Sarkozy

    • Sarko's Son Pens Song for Angry Rapper

      Times (UK)  |  Jan 9, 08 10:53 AM CST

      Sarko's Son Pens Song for Angry Rapper

      (Newser) - A rapper who hates French President Nicolas Sarkozy has recorded a tune by the president's own 23-year-old son, the Times of London reports. Sarko junior, a hip-hop producer who goes by the name Mosey, helped produce rapper Poison's music and threw in some lyrics. "The guy brought me music," Poison said. "He does good sh**." But Poison didn't know Mosey was really Sarko junior. More »

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      France  • Nicolas Sarkozy  • police  • hip-hop  • rap music  • music videos

    • Sarko Hints at Marriage to Bruni

      AFP  |  Jan 8, 08 8:04 AM CST

      Sarko Hints at Marriage to Bruni

      (Newser) - Nicolas Sarkozy alluded to possible wedding bells with supermodel Carla Bruni today, telling a packed press conference that "There is a strong chance that you will learn about it once it's already been done." Calling the relationship "serious," he lashed out at critics who accused him of using his romance to distract from political troubles. More »

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      France  • Nicolas Sarkozy  • marriage  • Carla Bruni  • supermodel  • Francois Mitterand  • Approval Ratings

    • Wedding Bells for Sarko, Bruni?

      Associated Press  |  Jan 6, 08 10:44 AM CST

      Wedding Bells for Sarko, Bruni?

      (Newser) - Nicolas Sarkozy and very new girlfriend Carla Bruni may soon tie the knot, gushes French weekly Le Journal du Dimanche, citing decidedly anonymous sources . Sarkozy reportedly gave the Italian supermodel/songstress a heart-shaped pink diamond ring and plans to wed her on February 8 or 9, writes the AP. Presidential spokesmen had no comment. More »

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      Nicolas Sarkozy  • marriage  • Carla Bruni  • gossip  • Cecilia Sarkozy

  • December 2007

    • Sarkozy Breaks Off Syria Talks

      Independent (UK)  |  Dec 31, 07 4:30 AM CST

      Sarkozy Breaks Off Syria Talks

      (Newser) - France has lost patience with Syria and has cut off mediation talks until Damascus stops obstructing the election of a new president in Lebanon, French President Nicolas Sarkozy announced yesterday. Lebanon has been without a president since November and the Syrian-backed parliamentary opposition has been accused of blocking the election of a new head of state . Syrian officials have denied that they're interfering with the process. More »

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      France  • Nicolas Sarkozy  • Syria  • Lebanon  • Carla Bruni  • Emile Lahoud  • General Michel Suleiman

    • Sarko, New Squeeze Hit Egypt

      BBC  |  Dec 26, 07 9:58 AM CST

      Sarko, New Squeeze Hit Egypt

      (Newser) - Nicolas Sarkozy has flown to Egypt, where the French president will meet with his counterpart Hosni Mubarak after spending a few days on the Nile with new girlfriend Carla Bruni. Paparazzi staked out the airport before the arrival of the divorcé and the supermodel-turned-singer, who flew in on a private jet owned by a French billionaire. More »

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      Nicolas Sarkozy  • Egypt  • Carla Bruni  • Bernard Kouchner  • Hosni Mubarak  • Cairo  • Nile

    • Le Beau Sarko Vexes French

      Guardian (UK)  |  Dec 23, 07 1:20 PM CST

      Le Beau Sarko Vexes French

      (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 intimate photo shoots and traipses around Disney World with supermodels in hand. But some see the antics as a ploy to divert attention from tough issues.  More »

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      France  • Nicolas Sarkozy  • media  • Carla Bruni  • Jacques Chirac  • Francois Mitterand

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