Obama congratulates Sarkozy on birth of daughter

2011-11-07T10:32:21Z

US President Barack Obama congratulated France's Nicolas Sarkozy on the birth of his daughter on Thursday amid signs of a thaw between two leaders with a history of tense relations.

Obama made the gesture ahead of a difficult G20 summit hosted by Sa...

France's Hollande faces close runoff for Socialist

2011-10-10T11:00:11Z

PARIS (Reuters) - A strong showing by hardline leftist Arnaud Montebourg in France's Socialist Party primary vote makes the selection of a moderate candidate less of a certainty and could drag the party's 2012 presidential campaign further to the left.

France's Sarkozy undecided on seeking re-election

2010-11-16T13:00:25Z

PARIS (Reuters) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Tuesday he had not yet decided whether to run for a second term in the 2012 presidential election.

Speaking during a live interview on national television two days after a reshuffle of his center-right government, Sarkozy said he would probably decide in the s...

Sarkozy seeks US-French action on climate: Kerry

2010-06-26T03:26:27Z

French President Nicolas Sarkozy told US Senators Tuesday that he hopes for US-French action to "put some pressure" on countries reluctant to battle climate change, one of the lawmakers said.

"He was very, very clear -- first topic he brought up was the need to have the United States lead and be engaged with France on th...

Abbas slams reported Israeli settlement surge

2010-04-16T10:29:42Z

Palestinian Authority president Mahmud Abbas on Friday denounced the idea that Israel might carry out a burst of settlement building on the West Bank before acceding to demands for a freeze.

"That is not acceptable," said Abbas after a meetin...

Obama, Sarkozy Discuss Foreign Policy

2010-10-24T09:56:29Z

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New York Times falls for fake Paris mayor letter

2010-06-25T23:29:31Z

The New York Times admitted Monday it was duped into publishing a fake letter claiming to come from Paris mayor Bertrand Delanoe that criticized Caroline Kennedy's senate bid as "appalling" and "not very democratic."

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Joke on Palin again as she falls for fake Sarkozy call

2010-04-16T14:59:21Z

Maybe Sarah Palin should have caught on when the caller purporting to be Nicolas Sarkozy told her he could see Belgium from the Elys&amp;eacute;e Palace.

But the Republicans' vice-presidential candidate remained blissfully unaware during the ...

Palin takes prank call from fake French president

2010-04-16T15:01:23Z

Palin, in prank call from fake French president, says she might make good president in 8 years

Sarah Palin unwittingly took a prank call Saturday from a Canadian comedian posing as French President Nicolas Sarkozy and telling her she would make a good president someday.

"Maybe in eight years," replies a laughing Palin.

The Republican vice...

Today on the presidential campaign trail

2010-04-16T15:01:32Z

2 Days to the Election: A look at the race for 2008 on Sunday

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Confident Obama asks supporters to 'change the world,' while McCain digs for last-minute upset ... Palin, in prank call from fake French president, says she might make good president in 8 years ... McCain pokes fun at his presidential campaign on 'Saturday Night Live'

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Last weekend: Obama confiden...

India France

2010-12-06T00:00:21Z

French President Nicolas Sarkozy, left, and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrive for a meeting at Hyderabad House in New Delhi, India, Monday, Dec. 6, 2010. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)

France Sarkozy

2010-12-01T06:33:52Z

French President Nicolas Sarkozy waits for Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2010. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)

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APTOPIX Portugal NATO Summit Obama

2010-11-20T02:01:09Z

President Barack Obama, flanked by French President Nicolas Sarkozy, left, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, are seen during the NATO Official group photo of the North Atlantic Council summit in

France Cabinet Reshuffle

2010-11-15T09:33:05Z

Outgoing Ecology Minister Jean-Louis Borloo gestures during the handover ceremony at the Ecology ministry, in Paris, Monday Nov. 15, 2010. French President Nicolas Sarkozy appointed a new governement Sunday in a marathon weekend reshuffle with faithful allies taking top posts clearly aimed at pleasing his conse...

France New Government

2010-11-15T09:33:00Z

Outgoing French Defense Minister Herve Morin, left, gestures next to newly named Defense Minister Alain Juppe during the handover ceremony in Paris, Monday, Nov. 15, 20110. President Nicolas Sarkozy pulled together a new Cabinet on Sunday night with a strong conservativ...

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