Nicolas Sarkozy

Follow French president Nicoloas Sarkozy. Sarkozy won a hotly contested battle against Segolene Royal to win leadership of France.

51-year-old Nicolas Sarkozy began his political life 30 years ago. He's regarded as "The Mozart of Politics" for his talents and energy. He is the son of a Hungarian refugee aristocrat.

Sarkozy has become one of France's most popular new politicians.

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Doh! The Simpsons still young and yellow at 20

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by Paula Bustamante LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- America's most famous dysfunctional cartoon family, The Simpsons, this week marks two decades of making the world laugh while offering alternative television therapy to millions of fans. The now distinctive yellow characters of Homer, Maggie and their children, the intellectually-challenged Bart, his smart sister Lisa and pacifier-sucking baby Maggie first burst onto American TV screens on December 17, 1989. Over the past 20 years, they have entered into the national and global consciousness as an icon of television entertainment. The Fox network show's influence on popular American culture was highlighted when The Simpsons were idolized on US ... Read Full Story

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France moves to raise 35 bln euro 'grand loan'

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France on Thursday unveiled plans for a 35-billion-euro national loan to fund investments that will propel growth even as it faces European demands to rein in its ballooning deficit. At an Elysee ceremony, President Nicolas Sarkozy received a report on the "grand loan" from a special commission set up to outline priorities for the massive borrowing and determine its size. France hopes to leave its year-long recession far behind with the loan that the report said should total 35 billion euros (52 billion dollars) despite calls from some lawmakers for up to 100 billion euros to be raised. Led by former prime ministers Michel ... Read Full Story

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Michelle Obama orders thigh-high French boots

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Michelle Obama has kicked aside controversy over her expensive French sports shoes and ordered thigh-high luxury boots from the same country, her new shoemaker said Tuesday. Robert Clergerie said the US first lady had chosen a black pair with flat heels as well as another pair of calf-length boots in soft beige buckskin, both in size 41 (US size nine-and-a-half, British size seven). The order was sent in by a retailer in the Obamas' hometown Chicago after Michelle could not find the exact style she wanted. One of the pairs was modified slightly from the catalogue model at her request. In April, Obama attracted ... Read Full Story

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Sarkozy Berlin Wall claims raise questions

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Where was Nicolas Sarkozy when the Berlin Wall fell? The French president suggests — in a casual post on his Facebook page — that he was at Checkpoint Charlie, chipping away at the Cold War with a pickax alonside throngs of Berliners on Nov. 9, 1989. French journalists aren't so sure. They question his account of the epochal event and suggest he only went a day or even a week later. They are asking why Sarkozy didn't speak of it earlier, posting his account only Sunday, the night before leaving for Berlin to mark Monday's 20th anniversary of the Wall's demise with other world ... Read Full Story

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Eastwood made French Legion of Honor commander

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French President Nicolas Sarkozy made American actor and director Clinton Eastwood a commander in the prestigious French Legion of Honor on Friday. The citation for the highly coveted decoration said Eastwood, 79, was honored for his body of work, his longevity and his ability to delight audiences around the globe. Former French President Jacques Chirac had honored Eastwood as a knight of the Legion of Honor two years ago, and Friday's decoration was a step up for Eastwood to grade three on the legion's five-grade scale. Speaking in English, Eastwood thanked Sarkozy and the French people. "This is a wonderful honor," Eastwood said. "It ... Read Full Story

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Nicolas Sarkozy Career Timeline

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    * 1977, becomes councillor in the town of Neuilly-sur-Seine.

    * 1977, member of the central committee for the RPR.

    * 1978 – 1979, national youth delegate for the RPR.

    * 1979 – 1981, president of the national youth delegates under Jacques Chirac for the presidential election of 1981.

    * 1983, becomes mayor in the town of Neuilly-sur-Seine.

    * 1988, national secretary of the RPR, in charge of youth and teaching issues.

    * Co-director of the list "Union pour les Élections européennes".

    * 1992 – 1993, secrétaire général-adjoint du RPR, chargé des Fédérations. (Assistant secretary of the RPR in charge of constituent interest groups)

    * Since 1993, member of the RPR political office.

    * 1993 – 1995, Minister for the Budget in the cabinet of Edouard Balladur.

    * 1995 – 1997 spokesman for the RPR.

    * 1998 – 1999, Secretary General of the RPR.

    * 1999, interim president of the RPR.

    * 1999, head of the RPR-DL electoral list of the European elections in June.

    * May 2000, elected President of the committee of the RPR for the département of Hauts-de-Seine.

    * 2002 – March 2004, Minister of the Interior in the cabinet of Jean-Pierre Raffarin.

    * March 2004 – November 2004, Minister of the Economy, Finance and Industry in the cabinet of Jean-Pierre Raffarin.

    * November 2004, elected the new head of President Jacques Chirac's governing UMP party.

    * June 2005 – March 2007, Minister of State and Minister of the Interior in the cabinet of Dominique de Villepin.

    * January 2007, nominated by the Union for a Popular Movement for the 2007 presidential election.

    * March 2007, quits as Minister of Interior to get fully involved in the 2007 presidential campaign.

    * 22 April 2007, Sarkozy takes first place in the first round of voting for the French Presidential election.

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Sarkozy: Failure in Copenhagen Would be a Catastrophe

While climate negotiations continued at full stretch in the Bella Center on how to share the burden of carbon emissions cuts and the cost of global warming, European leaders took turns in delivering their peptalks in the plenary hall. "There is less than 24 hours. If we carry on like this, it will be a failure," French President Nicolas Sarkozy warned.

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