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Tuesday, July 22, 2003
posted by gbarto at 12:50 AM:
French news headlines:Le Figaro: Corsica: The Determination of Nicholas Sarkozy. Sarkozy is, of course, the Minister of the Interior. He vows to get the bombers of recent days while extending an olive branch to those who want to work earnestly to improve things for Corsica.
Libération: A-Accounts: The State Passes by Savings Accounts. To encourage savings, the French gov't has long sponsored special savings accounts with guaranteed interest rates. They just dropped the interest from 3% to 2.25% for one of the more prevalent accounts, a move that will put billions in the French treasury - but not the pockets of French citizens.
Ouest France: Ouest-France joins Libé in worrying about the French pocketbook: Drop for A-Accounts Comes August 1.
Le Monde is currently not responding.
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