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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Toulouse

Toulouse stories: 3 news summaries

Sarkozy's Party Suffers Defeat
at Local Polls

Voters steamed over economy, president's marital drama

Mar 16, 08 8:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - French voters dealt Nicolas Sarkozy another blow today in the second round of local balloting. The maverick president's right-wing UMP party lost mayorships in Strasbourg and Reims to opposition socialists, who also gained Toulouse and held on to power bases in Paris and Lyon, the BBC reports. UMP retained control... More »

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Nicolas Sarkozy • France • Paris • Carla Bruni • Marseille • French elections • Lyon • Toulouse • Strasbourg • Caen

Sarkozy Vows to Punish Rioters

Attacks against officers won't be tolerated, he says

Nov 28, 07 10:26 AM CST
(Newser) - Nicolas Sarkozy vowed to bring armed rioters to justice after visiting wounded policemen in the hospital today, saying, “Opening fire at officials has a name—attempted murder.” More police were deployed last night, bringing violence down, but buildings and cars were burned throughout Paris and Toulouse, the BBC... More »

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Nicolas Sarkozy • France • accident • riots • Paris riots • Toulouse

Riots Spread to Toulouse

Officials say violence has waned despite gun battles

Nov 27, 07 9:11 PM CST
(Newser) - Rioting continued in Paris tonight as youths fired shotguns and "urban guerillas" joined the melee, police said. Fighting also spread to the southern city of Toulouse, where rioters torched at least 20 cars and set two libraries briefly ablaze. Still, officials said violence was down overall as 1,000... More »

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