Thursday, June 24, 2010

France: A More Austere Bastille Day


By STEVEN ERLANGER
Published: June 23, 2010
In a symbolic cost-cutting gesture, President Nicolas Sarkozy will cancel the annual presidential garden party for Bastille Day, July 14, legislators said Wednesday. The garden party, which was trimmed back last year, nonetheless cost nearly $1 million. Mr. Sarkozy’s spending has been criticized by government auditors.

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