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'Président Hollande' in times of crisis

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François Hollande, who ran as ‘Mr. Normal’, convinced French voters that he is way different from Nicolas Sarkozy. Now it is time for hard work - and difficulties. François Hollande will have to hit the ground running, and take charge in the middle of an unprecedented crisis in Europe.

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  • Steven ERLANGER, New York Times Paris bureau chief
  • Patrick VIGNAL, Reuters news agency
  • Jim SHIELDS, Professor at Aston University and author of 'The Extreme Right in France: From Pétain to Le Pen'
  • Ulrike KOLTERMANN, Former Paris correspondent for German news agency D-P-A, author of Pariser Spaziergänge

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Europe's debt crisis: Portugal under pressure
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by Anonyme - 09/05/2012 - 10:31

on tuesday evening a GreekAmerican journalist? made a insensitive comment equating the "thugsleader" of Greece "neonaziparty". He equated the nazi thug with African despotic rulers? Why? That such thugs are equated with what happens in Africa? He should apologize for his slight. at the same time he is condeming racism in Greece but using an analogy of racist national profiling

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