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Hollande’s belligerent rhetoric reminiscent of Bush and neocons

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FRENCH PAPERS, Weds. 23/01/13: France’s social security system is in the spot light today after the country’s top auditor called for a review of unemployment benefits. Les Echos points out that the French system is more generous that its European neighbors. Meanwhile, Le Monde says Hollande’s belligerent rhetoric for events in the Sahel sounds a lot like George Bush ‘war on terrorism’ a decade ago.

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By Florence VILLEMINOT

 

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“Taliban would applaud French ban on burqa”

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It’s “judgment day” for Dominique de Villepin
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It’s “judgment day” for Dominique de Villepin

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“Why men really feel less guilt than women”

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“Burka non grata”
27/01/2010 - IN THE PAPERS

“Burka non grata”

Libération leads with the headline “Burka non grata”, a reference to recommendations made to the French Parliament yesterday on banning the full veil in hospitals, post offices, on public transport and across all public services. Veiled women, it appears, are persona non grata in secular France.
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Ethiopian Airlines crash and Baghdad bombings dominate headlines
26/01/2010 - IN THE PAPERS

Ethiopian Airlines crash and Baghdad bombings dominate headlines

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