What’s behind Nicolas Sarkozy’s beard?
Searching for meaning in former French president’s stubble
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French presidential election 2012
Sarkozy is slipping away
The French president narrowly lost the first electoral round. He’s running scared and needs new friends—fast.
The rise of François Hollande, France’s Mr. Bland
The presidential nominee for the centre-left Socialist party is a nerd famous for his lack of star power