Magazine retouches Sarkozy photo

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Source: BBC

The French magazine Paris Match touched up a photograph of President Nicolas Sarkozy on his US holiday, making his figure more svelte.

Leading news weekly L'Express printed before and after shots, showing a distinct tightening of the area it called poignees d'amour (love handles).

L'Express quotes Paris Match as saying the president's seating position made the bulge look more prominent.

L'Express said Paris Match had "removed with the wave of a magic wand the love handles that were slightly weighing down the figure of Nicolas Sarkozy".

Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/6959180.stm

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Removing the Presidential "love handles" - well, more of the Lounge, maybe...

These characters are all the same. Berlusconi must have an army of make-up artists available. He never gets old.
These rightists are obsessed with personal appearance.

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1. Sacré bleu. I prefer my frogs, warts and all.

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2. Then you'll never run for President!

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3. this post fails without photos

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4. You're right! Here's the retouched pic!

Sarko in good shape! From L'Express, France

http://www.lexpress.fr/info/quotidien/actu.asp?id=13512

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5. au contraire

Really Bad photoshop:

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6. Apart from the "handle", a bit saturated and darkened, it seems.

The child results sunburnt with magenta. Sarko's added some yellow.
So far as I perceive...