For French-speakers and readers, an investigation by Le Monde into President Sarkozy’s attempts to sort out the sanitation situation of his mother-in-law’s villa. Tout à l’égout or fosse septique? The dilemmas of state.
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Posted on 31st January 2009
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[29th January 2009]
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[29th January 2009]
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