Latest update: 03/12/2012 

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UMP feud: a 'shouting match between deaf people'

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IN THE FRENCH PAPERS, 03/12/12: Drama continues at the opposition UMP headquarters. Le Figaro likens the situation to a shouting match between deaf people. Meanwhile, Libération explores a growing rift within the Socialist party after Industrial Recovery Minister Arnaud Montebourg threatened to quit the government over the weekend.

IN THE PAPERS
By Florence VILLEMINOT
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17/02/2010 - INTERNATIONAL PRESS REVIEW

UK-Israeli citizens horrified to discover Dubai assassins used their names

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Daughter of the mayor of Kiev has handbag snatched – loses €4.5m
17/02/2010 - FRENCH PRESS REVIEW

Daughter of the mayor of Kiev has handbag snatched – loses €4.5m

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French nuclear tests in 1960s “used soldiers as guinea pigs”
16/02/2010 - IN THE PAPERS

French nuclear tests in 1960s “used soldiers as guinea pigs”

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Sarkozy meets unions in bid to raise retirement age
15/02/2010 - FRENCH PRESS REVIEW

Sarkozy meets unions in bid to raise retirement age

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Alexander McQueen's death on the front page of British and French papers
12/02/2010 - INTERNATIONAL PRESS REVIEW

Alexander McQueen's death on the front page of British and French papers

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