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As Police Raid His Office, Sarkozy Vacations With Canadian Billionaire

The Huffington Post Canada | Daniel Tencer | Posted 07.04.2012 | Canada
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French police on Tuesday raided the home and offices of Nicolas Sarkozy, but the recently defeated president of France was nowhere to be seen. Tha...

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Will Canada French Kiss Harper Goodbye?

Christopher Sands | Posted 07.13.2012 | Canada Politics
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Christopher Sands

In Canada's next election, which isn't due until 2014, the country could follow France, choosing a socialist over a conservative to captain the ship of state -- in Canada's case, perhaps a canoe of state -- through rough seas ahead.

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France, Greece Cast Shadow Over Financial Markets

CP | Daniel Wagner, The Associated Press | Posted 07.06.2012 | Canada Business
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WASHINGTON - Financial markets will likely stumble this week after elections in Greece and France cast a pall of uncertainty over Europe's efforts to ...

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Sarkozy Meme Has Ex-President Riding Nyan Cat And More

The Huffington Post Canada | Posted 05.06.2012 | Canada
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Nicolas Sarkozy has officially lost the French presidency to Socialist candidate Francois Hollande, but has Hollande ever rode Nyan Cat or shot lasers...

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French President Chased By Angry Mob

Posted 03.01.2012 | Canada Politics
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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS -- BAYONNE, France - French President Nicolas Sarkozy took refuge from a crowd of several hundred angry protesters in a cafe, as ...

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Is Europe's Patience With Greece Wearing Thin?

CP | Sylvie Corbet, The Associated Press | Posted 04.07.2012 | Canada Business
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PARIS - France and Germany on Monday sought to impose tighter controls on Greece's finances and warned political leaders in Athens to agree on new aus...

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15 Eurozone Countries Face Credit Downgrade

CBC | Posted 02.04.2012 | Canada Business
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Standard & Poor's confirmed Monday it is examining the long- and short-term credit ratings of 15 eurozone countries for a possible downgra...

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Sarkozy: It Was A 'Mistake' To Allow Greece Into Euro

The Huffington Post Canada | Posted 12.27.2011 | Canada Business
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy said Thursday it was a "mistake" to allow Greece to enter the Eurozone, comments likely to inflame tensions between E...

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Gross National... Happiness?

Andrew Cooper | Posted 12.03.2011 | Canada
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Andrew Cooper

As a big idea, happiness needs to be taken seriously. As many civil society groups recognize, privileging happiness helps fill a missing "human" gap between the organizational objectives they are advocating and the needs of people on the ground.

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France's Super-Rich Tell Government: Please Tax Us

Reuters | Posted 10.24.2011 | Canada Business
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Some of France's richest people, including the billionaire heiress of L'Oreal SA and the head of oil major Total SA, urged the government to tax them ...

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A 'True European Economic Government'

CP | Greg Keller,Juergen Baetz, The Associated Press | Posted 10.16.2011 | Canada Business
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PARIS - The leaders of France and Germany called Tuesday for greater economic discipline and unity among European nations but declined to take immedia...

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Stock Markets Down As Europe's Economic Engine Sputters

CP | Posted 10.16.2011 | Canada Business
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MILAN - After an optimistic start to the trading week, global stock markets lost their steam Tuesday after subdued German growth figures reinforced fe...

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After Weeks Of Volatility, Markets Stable Monday

CP | Colleen Barry, The Associated Press | Posted 10.14.2011 | Canada Business
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MILAN - World stocks started the week solidly amid hopes that the recent sharp volatility in the markets may have run its course following a run of st...

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'Our Financial System Has Become A Madhouse'

The Guardian | Posted 10.06.2011 | Canada Business
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What we have witnessed is a mass global flight from risk and an accompanying hoarding of cash on a huge scale. It was the worst week in the financial ...

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