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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…

Sarkozy orders illegal Roma immigrants expelled (AP)

July 28th, 2010

AP - French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Wednesday ordered authorities to expel Gypsy illegal immigrants and dismantle their camps, amid accusations that his government is acting racist in its treatment…

Sarkozy vows to punish Qaeda killers of Frenchman (Reuters)

July 26th, 2010

Michel Germaneau, the late French hostage, is seen in this undated handout picture released by the city of Marcoussis July 26, 2010. President Nicolas Sarkozy confirmed on Monday that the 78-year-old French hostage Germaneau who was held by Al Qaeda's North African wing was dead and urged French citizens to avoid travel to the Sahel region. REUTERS/Handout/Mairie de Marcoussis/Association EnmilalReuters - President Nicolas Sarkozy vowed on Monday to punish al Qaeda’s north African wing for killing a 78-year-old French hostage after a commando raid in Mali failed to free…

Sarkozy: French aid worker executed in Africa (AP)

July 26th, 2010

AP - A 78-year-old French aid worker kidnapped by al-Qaida was executed in the Sahara after a failed attempt to free him left six militants dead, President Nicolas Sarkozy said…

French probe allegations of secret Sarkozy funding (AP)

July 7th, 2010

French President Nicolas Sarkozy, right, looks on prior to receive his Egyptian counterpart Hosni Mubarak, unseen, at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Monday, July 5, 2010. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)AP - French prosecutors have opened a preliminary investigation into allegations that the country’s richest woman secretly funded President Nicolas Sarkozy’s election campaign, a judicial official said Wednesday.


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Sarkozy to submit bill banning Islamic face veils (AP)

April 21st, 2010

AP - French President Nicolas Sarkozy has ordered legislation that would ban women from wearing Islamic veils that fully cover the face and body in public places, the government said…