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Leading article: Personal privacy and the power of the State

The Government has not given up its intention to find out more about us. This time, though, ministers are taking care to present the project as being more for our benefit and convenience than theirs

Leading article: Hopes and fears about M. Sarkozy

Nicolas Sarkozy has achieved the first stage of his ambition to be France's next President by winning the nomination of his party, the centre-right UMP. The coming election campaign, however, will probably not be as straightforward in practice as it looks just now on paper.

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