Against tough odds, Sarkozy is seeking second term
Quick ReadAgainst tough odds, French President Sarkozy decides to seek another term
Photo credit: AP | France's President, Nicolas Sarkozy arrives with his wife, Carla Bruni Sarkozy, at French TV station TF1 headquarters prior to a TV interview in Boulogne-Billancourt, outside Paris, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012. Nicolas Sarkozy launched a personal Twitter account and geared up for a prime-time TV appearance Wednesday, amid expectations that the unpopular French leader will at last announce his re-election bid. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
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(AP) -- Nicolas Sarkozy threw himself Wednesday into what may be the toughest fight of his political career: Unpopular for years and running a feeble economy, the divisive French president announced he's running for a second term.
The man who improved French relations with the United States, rallied European leaders to ward off financial meltdown and kicked off international airstrikes in...
