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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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