Sarkozy Grapples With ‘Politically Unacceptable’ Deficit Cuts

Business Week Wednesday 19th May, 2010

May 20 (Bloomberg) -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s popularity fell to its lowest since his 2007 election last month. Worse may lie ahead as he cuts spending and raises taxes in the wake of...

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