BRUSSELS, Belgium — The timing of the scheme could hardly have been worse for the president’s re-election bid as he trails his Socialist rival in the opinion polls.
Nicolas Sarkozy has paid his third visit to the maternity clinic where Carla Bruni gave birth to their daughter on Wednesday night. The French president missed the birth to attend euro crisis talks in Germany, and on Thursday proceeded with a visit to western France as scheduled.
Another day, another riot in Athens as day 1 of a general strike around Greece got underway. More clashes are anticipated today. (LOUISA GOULIAMAKI/AFP/Getty Images)
Nicolas Sarkozy and Angela Merkel meet, but fail to finalize plans for euro bail out.
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