| It's just what France (and the world) has
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| | scene it was often the justice minister
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| been waiting for - the real story behind
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| | who appeared at the side of the president
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| the marriage of the French president,
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| | at official functions after the break up
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| Nicolas Sarkozy, and his third wife
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| | of his marriage to his second wife,
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| Carla.
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| | Cecilia.
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| And that's exactly what it's going to get
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| | But the current first lady denies that
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| on Thursday - apparently - with the
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| | there is any rivalry between her and Dati
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| release of a new book "La Véritable
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| | in spite of what the media might
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| Histoire de Carla et Nicolas".
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| | maintain.
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| On the whole since their marriage,
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| | "I see her quite often and she makes me
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| Bruni-Sarkozy has remained pretty
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| | laugh a lot," says Bruni-Sarkozy.
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| tight-lipped, gorgeously appearing at her
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| | "These rumours must have their source in
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| husband's side on state occasions and
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| | the fact that she is a close friend of
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| uttering the occasional "Hmmmn" and
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| | the president's former wife. But there
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| "Delicious." Indeed the only interview
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| | really is no hostility between us."
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| she has granted so far was to the weekly
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| | As to her future and role as first lady,
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| news magazine "L'Express" shortly after
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| | Bruni-Sarkozy reveals that she has set
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| their marriage in February.
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| | herself the goals of campaigning against
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| But now she is "telling the story as it
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| | poverty and ignorance, but she's not
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| really is" in a book written by two
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| | going to give up her music career.
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| journalists, Valérie Bénaïm and Yves
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| | "I have a role to fulfil but it isn't my
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| Azérouai. And it promises to make
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| | metier," she insists.
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| fascinating reading as it reportedly
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| | "I am not just a folk singer. I tell
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| contains approved material from the first
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| | stories which are the same as everybody
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| lady herself in which she sets straight
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| | else's. There's nothing subversive in
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| some of the rumours that have been
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| | that."
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| circulating ever since the couple met,
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| | The excerpts that have so far appeared in
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| fell in love and tied the knot.
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| | the press would seem to suggest that the
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| The first tantalising snippets have
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| | book gives a certain "spin" on events.
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| already appeared in the French press,
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| | Whether anyone really thinks that an
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| from which we learn that the two did in
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| | expectant public will completely believe
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| fact meet at a dinner organised by the
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| | everything that's written is perhaps a
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| publicist Jacques Séguela in November
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| | little hard to imagine.
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| last year, and Carla quickly realised
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| | Doubtless though these gems and others
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| that they had both in fact been set up on
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| | will make the book a bestseller. The
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| a blind date of sorts.
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| | Carla-Nicolas story is after all is one
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| "There were three couples and us - two
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| | everybody loves to pretend they're not
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| single people," she says. "I had never
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| | really interested in.
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| expected someone so funny, so lively. I
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| | That has been proven on countless
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| was seduced by his physique, his charm
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| | occasions over the last six months.
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| and his intelligence."
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| | Whenever a picture of either or both has
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| So that's one rumour that has been doing
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| | been slapped on the cover of a magazine,
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| the rounds well and truly confirmed - by
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| | a boost in sales has been guaranteed. And
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| Carla herself. That'll doubtless come as
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| | Sarkozy has also been a profitable
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| a blesséd relief to all the gossip
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| | subject for many a publisher with more
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| columnists and Sarkozy-watchers who would
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| | than 70 books written about him in the
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| seem to have been (accurately) reporting
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| | past year.
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| very much the same thing right from the
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| | Only a cynic would dispute the need for
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| start.
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| | yet another one, especially one in which
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| Another rumour though, that Bruni-Sarkozy
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| | the principle figure and source is the
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| enjoys less than a warm relationship with
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| | first lady herself.
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| the justice minister, Rachida Dati, is
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| | So go on, rush out and buy your copy
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| one she unsurprisingly sets out to
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| | tomorrow, while stocks last. And don't
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| scotch.
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| | forget Bruni-Sarkozy's album is released
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| Before Bruni-Sarkozy appeared on the
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| | next month - July 21 to be precise.
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