Sarkozy poll ratings fall on economy worries
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy has  suffered a seven-point drop in his approval ratings, mainly  because of worries over the economy, according to an opinion  poll published in the newspaper Le Parisien on Sunday.
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The latest nationwide New York Times/CBS News Poll underscores the volatility in the Republican race, and it shows economic worries topping the votersâ agenda.
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Investor confidence in Germany, Europe s biggest economy, probably fell for the first month in three in August amid concern about a global slowdown and surging oil prices, a survey of economists showed.
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U.S. consumer confidence fell in May,  weighed down by concerns over rising gasoline prices and  diminished optimism about short-term economic conditions, a  survey showed on Tuesday.
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Right wing French President Nicolas Sarkozy, despite an unexpected narrowing in his party&#39;s parliamentary majority, plans to move fast to overhaul the economy, with the deficit-ridden health care system a primary target.
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President George W. Bush and the U.S. Congress registered record-low approval ratings in a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Wednesday, and a new monthly index measuring the mood of Americans dipped slightly on deepening worries about the economy.
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French voters sent President Nicolas Sarkozy a warning over pushing too far and fast with his reform programme by denying him a widely predicted landslide in legislative elections, French newspapers said Monday.
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French President Jacques Chirac's  popularity has sunk to its lowest level in seven years because  of fears over the economy and Turkey's bid to join the European  Union, an opinion poll showed Sunday.
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy's  approval rating has slid to its lowest point in his nine months  in office, a poll commissioned by l'Express magazine showed on  Tuesday, prompting the weekly to speak of a "toboggan effect."
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BORDEAUX, France  - French winemakers are disappointed that President Nicolas Sarkozy is teetotal and fear his clean-living image gives the wrong impression of France.
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy's spokesman on Monday pulled out of the mayoral race in a chic Paris suburb after Sarkozy's son disavowed him Â a surprise turnaround that left France's conservatives reeling.
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Most Americans believe their country's economy is in decline and that its cities are experiencing economic troubles on a variety of fronts, according to a Zogby International Poll released Wednesday.
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French presidential hopeful Nicolas Sarkozy, a frequent champion of the United States, said there were aspects of U.S. policy he did not admire, including the lack of a stronger safety net for the poor.
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President Nicolas Sarkozy will seek to bolster his mandate for pervasive reforms to energize France's sluggish economy in legislative elections starting Sunday.
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French President Jacques Chirac&#39;s popularity has sunk to its lowest level in seven years because of fears over the economy and Turkey&#39;s bid to join the European Union, an opinion poll showed Sunday.
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French voters believe Socialist candidate  Segolene Royal does not have the authority or competence of  conservative frontrunner Nicolas Sarkozy, but would make a  better president, according to an opinion poll released on  Tuesday.
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Right-wing French President Nicolas Sarkozy was set to score a crushing victory in parliamentary elections on Sunday, despite a row over his plans for tax hikes that appeared to have rallied the left.