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- G-20 Dispute Economic Crisis
- Representatives from 20 nations have convened outside London in order to address the fiscal crisis. But, as Mark Phillips reports, there are major disagreements about the road to economic recovery.
- Videos 2009-03-15
- G20 Summit Analysis
- Katie Couric speaks with noted British economist Vincent Cable, who offers his assessment of the G20 summit of world leaders who convened to address the massive economic crisis.
- Videos 2009-04-02
- Leaving London Satisfied
- Although most G20 leaders, including President Obama, didn't get everything they wanted, they got what they all wanted most: progress towards ending the global recession. Chip Reid reports.
- Videos 2009-04-02
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- Sarkozy threatened to beat me up, says former French minister
- PARIS AFP — A former French minister who has turned against his party's presidential candidate Nicolas Sarkozy recounts in a new book that Sarkozy once threatened to "smash" his face in. Sarkozy on Friday rejected the accusation by Azouz Begag as a "shameless lie" and in turn accused Begag...
- Research articles 2007-04-06
- Sarkozy, France's financial 'Zidane', goes for growth with justice
- PARIS AFP ? The new French Economy, Finance and Industry minister Nicolas Sarkozy said that he would focus on growth, employment and a spirit of justice. Sarkozy, described by the French employers' leader as the "Zidane" of French politics in reference to the key player in the French football...
- Research articles 2004-04-01
- France's Sarkozy unchallenged in presidential bid
- PARIS AFP — Nicolas Sarkozy, France's ambitious interior minister who hopes to succeed President Jacques Chirac in elections next year, is the sole candidate for the ruling UMP party's nomination, a spokesman has said. Sarkozy's candidacy was the only one received by the end of a party deadline Sunday, making...
- Research articles 2006-12-31
- Sarkozy pulls ahead of Royal in latest poll
- PARIS AFP — Right-wing hopeful Nicolas Sarkozy pulled ahead of Socialist candidate Segolene Royal in France's latest presidential opinion poll, taken after Sarkozy was nominated at a triumphant party congress at the weekend. According to the IFOP poll for Paris-Match magazine, in the event of a second round decider between...
- Research articles 2007-01-16
- France's Sarkozy brushes off far-right jab at immigrant roots
- PARIS AFP — French presidential frontrunner Nicolas Sarkozy on Tuesday brushed off remarks from far-right rival Jean-Marie Le Pen who said Sarkozy's immigrant roots should be a factor for voters who head to the polls in less than two weeks. The leader of the far-right National Front at the...
- Research articles 2007-04-10
- Sarkozy and Royal to fight French presidency run-off
- PARIS AFP — French voters eager for change on Sunday swept rightwinger Nicolas Sarkozy and socialist Segolene Royal into the runoff for the presidency. With the first round of the election attracting a near record turnout, Sarkozy got around 30 percent of the vote, according to projections, followed by...
- Research articles 2007-04-21
- The market or the state: Sarkozy, Royal offer differing economic approaches
- PARIS AFP — The two contenders for the French presidency say the work ethic is vital to boosting growth and jobs, but while right-winger Nicolas Sarkozy prefers market-driven measures Socialist Segolene Royal favours state intervention. With 8.4 percent of the French workforce out of a job, measures to stimulate...
- Research articles 2007-04-23
- Sarkozy tax cuts lure 'French Elvis' back from Swiss exile
- PARIS AFP — Veteran rocker Johnny Hallyday, France's answer to Elvis, will return from tax exile in Switzerland now that his tax-cutting friend Nicolas Sarkozy has been elected president, his wife said Tuesday. "Nicolas Sarkozy's policies will certainly lead us to come back to France," Laetitia Hallyday told RTL...
- Research articles 2007-05-08
- Sarkozy champions simplified treaty to overcome EU's crisis
- BRUSSELS AFP — French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Wednesday championed the idea of a "simplified treaty" for the European Union, which European Commission chief Jose Manuel Barroso said was gaining support. Sarkozy, visiting Brussels for the first time since taking power, told a press conference that the idea of...
- Research articles 2007-05-23
- Sarkozy discusses climate change, Iraq with McCain
- PARIS AFP — French President Nicolas Sarkozy Thursday met with US Senator John McCain, one of the main contenders for the 2008 Republican nomination, and discussed a raft of issues including climate change and Iraq. The Arizona senator met Sarkozy during a stopover in Paris before heading on to...
- Research articles 2007-07-05
- Promises, promises: Website seeks to hold Sarkozy to his word
- PARIS AFP — French President Nicolas Sarkozy made big promises during his recent election campaign, and a guy named Mustapha Smail plans to tell the world whether he keeps them. Smail has started a website called Clameo.fr that aims to keep track of whether Sarkozy holds to his campaign...
- Research articles 2007-07-05
- Easy-going US town takes expected Sarkozy visit in stride
- WOLFEBORO, United States AFP — Residents of this leafy lakeside town are readying a laid-back welcome for France's hard-charging new president Nicolas Sarkozy, who was expected here for a summer holiday. Officials from the White House to the town hall refused to publicly confirm reports that Sarkozy had chosen...
- Research articles 2007-08-03
- Sarkozy denies plan to sell nuclear reactor to Libya
- WOLFEBORO, United States AFP — French President Nicolas Sarkozy denied on Monday France planned to sell a latest generation nuclear reactor to Libya. "It's false. It's false," Sarkozy said when asked by journalists about reports of a possible sale of a EPR European Pressurized water Reactor nuclear reactor to...
- Research articles 2007-08-13
- Sarkozy to launch Phase II of economic reforms
- PARIS AFP — President Nicolas Sarkozy is Thursday to unveil Phase II of his economic reform programme for France, outlining a road map to jolt the economy into higher gear before a congress of business leaders. Three months after taking over the presidency, Sarkozy is riding high in opinion...
- Research articles 2007-08-29
- Russian press pokes fun at Sarkozy after visit
- MOSCOW AFP — French President Nicolas Sarkozy earned little more than mockery from the Russian press on Thursday after a visit to Moscow that many commentators found fawning and short on substance. Newspapers poked fun at Sarkozy's high-heeled boots and reported delight at waking to see Red Square, while...
- Research articles 2007-10-10
- Sarkozy plans Morocco trip without Cecilia as divorce rumours fly
- PARIS AFP — French first lady Cecilia Sarkozy will not accompany President Nicolas Sarkozy on a state visit to Morocco next week, his spokesman said Monday, again declining to comment on reports that they are getting a divorce. "I have no comment to make on this issue," presidential spokesman...
- Research articles 2007-10-15
- US: Sarkozy divorce is "private matter"
- WASHINGTON AFP — The White House on Thursday declined to comment on French President Nicolas Sarkozy's divorce, calling it a "private matter" between him and ex-wife Cecilia. "We will not comment on what is obviously a private matter between the couple," spokeswoman Dana Perino said after Sarkozy's office announced...
- Research articles 2007-10-18
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