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What if the 3% rule was a fantasy?

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IN THE FRENCH PAPERS , Fri. 28/09/12: The French government is set to unveil its 2013 budget today at the cabinet meeting and it's grabbing a lot of headlines. Meanwhile, Le Parisien explores just where the "3% rule" comes from.

IN THE PAPERS
By Florence VILLEMINOT
Record highs for abstention and Socialist Party
15/03/2010 - IN THE PAPERS

Record highs for abstention and Socialist Party

The first round of the regional elections delivered a “warning” to the UMP Party, says Le Parisien/Aujourd’hui en France. Meanwhile, the left-leaning paper Libération celebrates the Socialist Party’s result: “Phew!” reads its somewhat biased front-page headline. MONDAY, 15th MARCH, 2010
Desmond Tutu: “In Africa, a step backward on human rights”
12/03/2010 - INTERNATIONAL PRESS REVIEW

Desmond Tutu: “In Africa, a step backward on human rights”

Hate has no place in the house of God, says Archbishop Desmond Tutu in this morning’s Washington Post. The South African bishop speaks out against a recent wave of anti-homosexual measures in Africa. FRIDAY, 12th MARCH, 2010
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Did the CIA poison a French village with LSD in 1951?
12/03/2010 - IN THE PAPERS

Did the CIA poison a French village with LSD in 1951?

This morning’s papers have widespread coverage of the French regional elections which take place this weekend. We also take a a look at a bizarre claim in a new book – did the CIA conduct covertly test the effects of LSD on a southern French village in 1951? FRIDAY, 12th MARCH, 2010
Are Sarkozy-Bruni affair rumours “a cruel hoax”?
11/03/2010 - INTERNATIONAL PRESS REVIEW

Are Sarkozy-Bruni affair rumours “a cruel hoax”?

Coverage of the rumours surrounding the French “first couple” continues to abound in the British press this morning. We also look at the Israeli press coverage of Biden’s disastrous visit as well as a new product called “forehead tittaes” which French actress Marion Cotillard is promoting! THURSDAY, 11th MARCH 2010
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French papers fete Lyon’s victory over Real Madrid
11/03/2010 - FRENCH PRESS REVIEW

French papers fete Lyon’s victory over Real Madrid

Depending on your paper of choice, this morning’s French press will tell you that Lyon’s was either “amazing”, “grandiose”, a “masterpiece” or indeed all of the above. The French side knocked Read Madrid out of the Champion’s League and will now go forward to the quarter finals. THURSDAY, 11th MARCH, 2010

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