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Romanian Gypsy leader compares Sarkozy to Nazis (AP)

September 8th, 2010

A Romanian Roma woman holds a baby while attending a religious service at the Bistrita Monastery in Costesti, Romania, Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010. A Romanian Gypsy leader on Wednesday compared French President Nicolas Sarkozy to Romania's pro-Nazi wartime leader, following the expulsion of hundreds of Gypsies from France. Speaking during an annual Gypsy feast held on a hill at the foots of the Carpathian Mountains, Iulian Radulescu, not in picture, told the Associated Press that Gypsies also known as Roma are being unfairly expelled from France.(AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)AP - A Romanian Gypsy leader on Wednesday compared French President Nicolas Sarkozy to Romania’s pro-Nazi wartime leader, following the expulsion of hundreds of Gypsies from France.


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The Bettencourt Scandal Puts Sarkozy in Growing Peril (Time.com)

September 5th, 2010

Time.com - As the scandal surrounding the L’OrÉal billions further entwines Eric Woerth, French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s support for his labor minister could cost him the next election

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Most prefer French left to Sarkozy for 2012: poll (Reuters)

August 22nd, 2010

Reuters - More than half of France’s voters would prefer a candidate from the political left to conservative President Nicolas Sarkozy for the 2012 election, a survey said on Sunday.

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French opposition: Sarkozy scapegoating minorities (AP)

August 1st, 2010

French President Nicolas Sarkozy delivers a speech in Grenoble, French Alps, Friday, July 30, 2010. Nicolas Sarkozy came in Grenoble to install the new prefect after confrontations between youths and policemen, which came after a local resident suspected in the armed robbery of a casino was killed while fleeing police. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)AP - French opposition lawmakers and media attacked a host of new government proposals targeting Gypsies and immigrants suspected of crimes, charging Sunday that President Nicolas Sarkozy was pandering to…

Sarkozy threatens immigrants who target police (AP)

July 30th, 2010

French President Nicolas Sarkozy delivers a speech in Grenoble, French Alps, Friday, July 30, 2010. Nicolas Sarkozy came in Grenoble to install the new prefect after confrontations between youths and policemen, which came after a local resident suspected in the armed robbery of a casino was killed while fleeing police. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)AP - President Nicolas Sarkozy said Friday that he wants to revoke the French citizenship of immigrants who put the lives of police officers in danger as part of a…

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