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Sarkozy faces uphill battle in French election
May 04, 2012
May 04, 2012
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(CBS News) PARIS - If you follow politics, this may sound very familiar: a presidential election in which the economy is the number one issue.
But the election isn't in the U.S. -- it's in France. And the polls say the incumbent is in trouble. CBS News correspondent Mark Phillips is in Paris.
Like a boxer who knows he's losing the fight, Nicolas Sarkozy has come out swinging in these last days of this campaign.
He had angry exchanges with his opponent, Francois Hollande, during this week's debate. Hollande, Sarkozy said, is a dangerous man for threatening to reverse the
But the election isn't in the U.S. -- it's in France. And the polls say the incumbent is in trouble. CBS News correspondent Mark Phillips is in Paris.
Like a boxer who knows he's losing the fight, Nicolas Sarkozy has come out swinging in these last days of this campaign.
He had angry exchanges with his opponent, Francois Hollande, during this week's debate. Hollande, Sarkozy said, is a dangerous man for threatening to reverse the
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