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World leaders gathered in Washington over the weekend for an emergency meeting on the economic crisis. They agreed to an action plan that may reshape the financial world.

The summit was the idea of French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who represented the European Union. In France, one newspaper said Sarkozy stole the show.

A duo known as the "Masked Avengers" managed to get the vice presidential candidate on the phone by pretending to be French president Nicolas Sarkozy.

Europe wants to take the lead role in overhauling the world's financial system. French President Nicolas Sarkozy is flying to Washington for talks Saturday with President Bush at Camp David.

Sarkozy, who is also the chairman of the European Union, just presided over a summit in Brussels that gave unanimous approval to a European rescue package.

Finance ministers from the 27 European Union countries meet in Luxembourg Tuesday to consider what, if anything, their governments can do together to stop the spreading financial crisis.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy promised Monday that "all necessary measures" would be taken to ensure financial stability.

However, individual European governments disagree over what should be done.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy plans to reform public broadcasting to improve its service. Critics say his overhaul will return it to a state-run model from decades ago that had much less freedom and independence.

Sarkozy says French public broadcasting is bloated and inefficient, and his changes will make it more competitive.

Those were the words from President Bush to world leaders at the recent G8 Summit…and the response was understandably shocked.

When French President Nicolas Sarkozy married the former model and singer Carla Bruni, his popularity plummeted.

But a recent state visit to the United Kingdom has gotten her rave reviews from the public.

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EU Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson accuses French President Nicolas Sarkozy of undermining him.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy takes control of the European Union for the next six months.

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