France gets new leader, Europe new direction

Sun, 05/06/2012 - 19:16 EDT - Yahoo! Business News

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France handed the presidency Sunday to leftist Francois Hollande, a champion of government stimulus programs who says the state should protect the downtrodden — a victory that could deal a death blow to the drive for austerity that has been the hallmark of Europe in recent years.

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