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French conservatives pick woman for Paris mayor race

PARIS (Reuters) - The spokeswoman for Nicolas Sarkozy's re-election campaign last year won a primary election on Monday to become the conservative UMP party's candidate for the 2014 Paris mayoral race.Full story

Carla Bruni stung by criticism, squashes marriage rumors

NEW YORK (Reuters) - France's former first lady Carla Bruni said she was hurt by press comments calling her fat after the birth of her daughter and squashed rumors that she would leave her husband Nicolas Sarkozy after his failed re-election bid. Full story

France's Sarkozy investigated in Bettencourt affair: judicial source

(Reuters) - Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was placed under formal investigation on Thursday in relation to a case involving L'Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt, a judicial source said. Full story

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The stories CNBC's Cindy Perman and John Carney are talking about. Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy talks about moving to London; bosses take on the issue of social media; and employee response to News Corp closing down "The Daily."

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