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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.

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By Florence VILLEMINOT
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