President Nicolas Sarkozy on Friday promised a major rationalization of the French state, but indicated that savings would not come until 2011 and left questions unanswered over how he planned to balance the budget. Sarkozy said France needed to reduce its army of civil servants and introduce a wholesale shake-up of its bureaucracy, including the military administration and diplomatic service. Full Story
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