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Sarkozy’s Cabinet Shuffle Not Likely to Appease Foes (Time.com)

November 15th, 2010

Time.com - French President Nicolas Sarkozy has unveiled a long-awaited shake-up of his conservative government. But there are far fewer changes than expected — apart from orienting it even further…

As Sarkozy’s Pension Reform Moves Ahead, Protests Slacken (Time.com)

October 28th, 2010

Time.com - Despite the passage of France’s unpopular pension reform, leaders of a weakening protest movement have vowed to keep battling the measure even after it’s signed into law. But…

French left beats Sarkozy’s party in regional vote (AP)

March 21st, 2010

France's President Nicolas Sarkozy, centre left, and his wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy leave the polling station after casting their votes for the second round of the regional elections, in Paris, Sunday, March 21, 2010. President Nicolas Sarkozy's conservative party was bracing for a massive setback Sunday as frustrated French voters cast ballots in regional run-off elections likely to favor the opposition left and to set the stage for the 2012 presidential race. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)AP - The long-flailing French left made a big-time comeback Sunday, crushing Nicolas Sarkozy’s conservatives in regional elections colored by voters’ economic worries — and informally kicking off the 2012…