SarkoBruni: The return of Marie Antoinette

It's love, says Sarkozy

MAN trap, serial heart-wrecker, rocker arm candy, photogenic cipher, arrogant heiress, polling gimmick — the woman who appears likely to become the first lady of France has been called a lot of things lately. The last thing anyone would have thought of is that she’s a catch.

"policy of civilisation" -- to underpin the multiple reforms that he says are only just beginning. "Everything is joined up. You have to change everything at the same time... to make France a young andand modern country," he said.
"What do you want me to do? Empty state coffers that are already empty?" The problem is simple, he said. "France doesn't work enough while the other countries work more".
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