Topic: Valery Giscard d'Estaing

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Merkel, Hollande pledge to find common ground on European growth

French President François Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel held the first of many meetings yesterday, discussing proposals for augmenting austerity with stimulus measures.
French head to the polls at critical moment for Europe

President Nicolas Sarkozy and Socialist challenger Francois Hollande are among the 10 presidential candidates vying to be the two finalists in a May 6 runoff.
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Merkel, Sarkozy to Europe: shelve your sovereignty, save the euro

The plan put forth from the German and French leaders to save the euro amounts to a call for European states to give up full control over their own spending.
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Lessons in PR from the Soviet Union

The Soviet Union produced the most effective and successful propaganda machine in the history of mankind. Have other movements followed its lead?
Gabon leader's death revives debate over France's cozy ties with former colonies

Omar Bongo represented Paris's last old-style dictator in Africa. Two French presidents attended his funeral Tuesday.
U.S. dollar faces threats to its reign

War spending, trade deficits, and devaluation against foreign currencies weigh on the greenback.