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Beckham: the goose that lays golden eggs

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In today's French papers - Sarkozy accuses striking airport workers of holding holiday-makers hostage, why French MPs are so determined to upset Turkey, and why PSG really wants Beckham.

IN THE PAPERS
By Elena CASAS

Le Parisien focuses on the striking airport workers -and the government's determination to stop them, by denying them the right to strike during school holidays.

Liberation looks at why French MPs want to criminalise denying the Armenian genocide - it's electoral manoeuvring.

Le Figaro is more interested in why Paris St Germain wants David Beckham - to sell shirts in China, of course.

 

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