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    Daddy Sarkozy or Mummy Hollande?

    Sat, 05/05/2012 - 10:02 EDT - Forbes.com - Top Stories

    There has been periods of unity in France, namely after WWII under the Presidence of le grand Charles??De Gaulle. Since then, though, there has been a divorce over authority. As in any divorce, the kids have to choose who they want to live with: Mummy or Daddy? Le grand Charles was the last figure of ...

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