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Le Monde tells Hollande: 'Fire Green ministers!'

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Le Monde gets political with an editorial calling on François Hollande to fire his Green ministers. Meanwhile, Dominique Strauss-Kahn is tentatively making some media reappearances. And could Facebook affect your employment and health insurance prospects in the future? A Guardian article imagines a "Generation Y nightmare".

MEDIAWATCH
By James CREEDON
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