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John Lichfield in Paris. "Rivals in open warfare after Chirac's stroke raises stakes in succession fight battle." Belfast Telegraph. Independent News & Media PLC. 2005. HighBeam Research. 4 Nov. 2012 <http://www.highbeam.com>.
John Lichfield in Paris. "Rivals in open warfare after Chirac's stroke raises stakes in succession fight battle." Belfast Telegraph. 2005. HighBeam Research. (November 4, 2012). http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-10722229.html
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With President Jacques Chirac in hospital for a third day following a "mini-stroke", the struggle to succeed him on the French centre-right has abruptly soared to fever pitch.
The possibility, however remote, of an early presidential election has transformed the calculations of the two colleagues and bitter rivals who believe they are destined to lead France in the post- Chirac era.The Prime Minister, Dominique de Villepin, and the Interior Minister, Nicolas Sarkozy, have cast off all pretence and started their presidential campaigns in the past couple of days.M. Chirac's extended stay in the Val-de-Grâce military hospital in Paris has also launched a war of words over the …
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