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Bucky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-18-07 05:04 AM
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Interesting trivia: Did you know that "Sarkozy" is a French word meaning "Berlusconi"?
French Press Group Worried Over Sarkozy Wife Story
A French rights group said on Monday it was concerned by a newspaper's decision not to publish an article.


A French rights group said on Monday it was concerned by a newspaper's decision not to publish an article saying president-elect Nicolas Sarkozy's wife did not vote in the presidential ballot. The case is the latest in a series of incidents that opponents of right-winger Sarkozy say show his links to the business world give him an iron grip over France's media.

Reporters Sans Frontieres (RSF - "Reporters Without Borders") called for a public debate on the issue. "Given the ties of friendship between Nicolas Sarkozy and several owners of media groups, Reporters Without Borders will be extremely vigilant at the start of this presidency and will denounce anything that might resemble pressure by the authorities," RSF said in a statement.

French media reported that weekly newspaper Le Journal du Dimanche had prepared a report saying Sarkozy's wife Cecilia did not vote in the May 6 presidential run-off between Sarkozy and Socialist Segolene Royal, which Sarkozy won by a large margin.

But the newspaper, which is owned by Sarkozy's friend Arnaud Lagardere, did not publish the story in Sunday's edition.
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Algorem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-18-07 11:30 AM
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1. Mussoleaning right.
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blm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-18-07 11:34 AM
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2. Americanized it would be Fascists-R-Us, right?
and globally it would be the BFEE.
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muriel_volestrangler Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-18-07 11:39 AM
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3. Wake me when it's an important story that they decide not to print
Trivia like "did his wife vote?" is not important to know.
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smirkymonkey Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-18-07 11:50 AM
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4. No it isn't.
It's a HUNGARIAN word meaning "Berlusconi". ;)
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