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  • September 2007

    • Mayors Spurn Sarkozy Immigration Crackdown

      Der Spiegel  |  Sep 14, 07 4:42 PM CDT

      Mayors Spurn Sarkozy Immigration Crackdown

      (Newser) - French leftists aren't about to help Nicolas Sarkozy make good on the immigration crackdowns he promised during his campaign for president. Eight Paris-area mayors have refused to cooperate with measures that include deportation quotas and mandatory DNA-testing for prospective immigrants. Human rights groups denounced Sarkozy for treating immigrants as "disposable objects," Der Spiegel reports. More »

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      France  • Nicolas Sarkozy  • immigration  • French politics

    • Sarkozy-Merkel, Les Meilleurs Ennemis

      Der Spiegel  |  Sep 11, 07 11:53 AM CDT

      Sarkozy-Merkel, Les Meilleurs Ennemis

      (Newser) - Nicolas Sarkozy traveled to Berlin yesterday, but Der Spiegel reports that the famed Franco-German alliance at the heart of Europe is under strain. Sarkozy has annoyed Angela Merkel with everything from the EU Reform Treaty to his wife's Libyan exploits. But Merkel is hardly an amie : from energy to finance, the German leader is getting on his nerves. More »

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      Nicolas Sarkozy  • European Union  • Europe  • diplomacy  • Angela Merkel

    • Europe Yawns Over US Election

      Politico  |  Sep 7, 07 2:45 PM CDT

      Europe Yawns Over US Election

      (Newser) - The next occupant of the Oval Office will not improve damaged US-European relationships, said almost half of Europeans in a recent poll. In an opinion not reflected by leaders like Angela Merkel and Nicolas Sarkozy, only 35% said relations would improve, while 46% said they would not. A study sponsor said, “It will take more than changes in leadership to mend past rifts.” More »

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      Election 2008  • Nicolas Sarkozy  • United States  • Europe  • Angela Merkel

    • 'Vive Sarko!' Say GOP Hopefuls

      Associated Press  |  Sep 4, 07 12:42 PM CDT

      'Vive Sarko!' Say GOP Hopefuls

      (Newser) - The American right may hate the French, but it loves Nicolas Sarkozy. Republican presidential hopefuls have put the Freedom Fries era behind them and embraced the rightish president, the AP reports—despite his occasional tough talk about the American system. Giuliani’s proud that Sarko's been dubbed “the French Rudy,” and Newt Gingrich praises “the boldest campaign in our lifetime.” More »

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      Hillary Clinton  • Mitt Romney  • Rudy Giuliani  • Nicolas Sarkozy  • Newt Gingrich

  • August 2007

    • French Prez Warns of 'Bombing Iran' Over Nukes

      Times (UK)  |  Aug 28, 07 4:50 AM CDT

      French Prez Warns of 'Bombing Iran' Over Nukes

      (Newser) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy took a bead on Iran in his first major foreign policy speech yesterday, suggesting that if Iran's nuclear weapons program wasn't halted, bombing could be the only alternative. He called Iran's atomic ambitions "without doubt the most serious crisis that weighs today on the international scene.” More »

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      Iran  • France  • Nicolas Sarkozy  • Nouri al-Maliki  • nuclear weapons  • Bernard Kouchner

    • Some Sarkozy Lost in Translation

      BBC  |  Aug 22, 07 8:01 PM CDT

      Some Sarkozy Lost in Translation

      (Newser) - The French president’s “love handles” got a makeover this week when Paris Match Photoshopped them down to size in pics from his US holiday. An otherwise manly bare-chested shot of Sarkozy canoeing with his son shows his stomach to be distinctly slimmer than in Reuter’s original photo. Another French mag amused its readership this week with a before-and-after comparison. More »

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      France  • Nicolas Sarkozy  • New Hampshire  • Photoshop  • body  • Paris Match  • Lake Winnipesaukee

    • After Two Years, Merkel's Still Honeymooning

      Der Spiegel  |  Aug 22, 07 5:12 PM CDT

      After Two Years, Merkel's Still Honeymooning

      (Newser) - Better than halfway through her first term as Germany's chancellor, Angela Merkel is more popular than ever, Der Spiegel reports, with an impressive 76% approval rating. Her hardworking image has gotten boosts from solid diplomacy and good domestic luck, with reforms put in place by the previous government now paying dividends and keeping political rivals at bay. More »

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      George W. Bush  • Nicolas Sarkozy  • Germany  • Vladimir Putin  • Europe  • Angela Merkel  • female politicians

    • France Eyes Diplomatic Role in Iraq

      International Herald Tribune  |  Aug 22, 07 7:50 AM CDT

      France Eyes Diplomatic Role in Iraq

      (Newser) - "Everyone knows the Americans will not be able to get this country out of difficulty alone," the new French foreign minister, Bernard Kouchner, told a French radio station on his way out of Iraq yesterday. Kouchner 's 3-day visit confirmed that the French see a role for themselves in mediating a political resolution in Iraq.  One possibility is a peace conference that would bring Sunnis, Shiites and Kurds together in France. More »

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      Iraq  • France  • Nicolas Sarkozy  • United States  • Lebanon  • Shiite  • diplomacy  • Sunni  • Kurds  • Bernard Kouchner

    • Sarkozy: Short, Hyper, and Still Very European

      New Yorker  |  Aug 21, 07 5:45 PM CDT

      Sarkozy: Short, Hyper, and Still Very European

      (Newser) - A New Yorker profile compares Nicolas Sarkozy to Napoleon: He's not just short, but he's both more Euro-centric and less of a reactionary than most Americans think. In fact, Adam Gopnik, who dubs the brazen, mercurial Sarko a "human bomb," writes than the nouveau regime may signal "the beginning of the post-America era." More »

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      France  • Nicolas Sarkozy  • United States  • Europe  • Napoleon

    • French Minister Visits Iraq, Forges US Bond

      BBC  |  Aug 19, 07 5:14 PM CDT

      French Minister Visits Iraq, Forges US Bond

      (Newser) - France tipped a symbolic hat to the US today by sending its foreign minister on a visit to Baghdad. Bernard Kouchner is the first French minister to visit Iraq since the US invasion of 2003 and comes at a time when analysts say that US-French relations are warming. Kouchner, who refused to condemn the US at the war’s outset, called the trip a “message of solidarity” with the struggling Iraqis. More »

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      Iraq  • Iraq war  • France  • Nicolas Sarkozy  • United States  • Bernard Kouchner  • Jacques Chirac  • Jalal Talabani

    • Sarko Kicks Back on Moguls' Dime

      BBC  |  Aug 19, 07 8:09 AM CDT

      Sarko Kicks Back on Moguls' Dime

      (Newser) - Caving in to media pressure, French President Nicolas Sarkozy has revealed that his recent  luxurious vacation in the US was paid for by deep-pocket pals. The $60,000 two-week rent on a lakeside estate near Boston was covered by Agnès Cromback, the head of Tiffany-France, and financier Roberto Agostinelli, whose wife, Mathilde, runs public relations for Prada. More »

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      George W. Bush  • Nicolas Sarkozy  • vacation  • Prada  • Kennebunkport

    • Bullfighting Dustup Has France on Guard

      Independent (UK)  |  Aug 18, 07 3:16 PM CDT

      Bullfighting Dustup Has France on Guard

      (Newser) - Animal activists and bullfighting fans in France are butting heads over an anti-bullfighting ad that shows bulls being speared and slaughtered. The French government banned the ad as too violent, prompting cries of hypocrisy from a well organized group of celebrities and dignitaries who have been protesting the gruesome "corrida" Spanish style of fighting.  More »

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      France  • Nicolas Sarkozy  • animal  • Spain  • animal rights  • bullfighting

    • Bush, Sarko Melt Chill in Maine

      Washington Post  |  Aug 12, 07 5:44 AM CDT