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Well, Carla Bruni isn't my type, so I haven't been salivating over that photo (thanks for the peek, Madame Arcati). 

That said,  I did like Sarko's speech. Arthur Goldhammer, the Web's must-read Francophile, remains a little more sceptical:

Royalty receives him as a peer. He still has that odd gait, however, almost a limp, as if one leg were shorter than the other. It's a flaw that humanizes him, a false note in an otherwise flawless symphony of tawdry trumpery.
[Photo: Rama Yade, French junior minister for foreign affairs and human rights, is escorted to dinner by Prince Andrew during Nicolas Sarkozy's state visit to Windsor Castle. Photo credit: Eric Feferberg/AFP/Getty Images.]

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Arthur Goldhammer

March 27th, 2008 7:44pm

Lovely to be the "must-read Francophile," thanks for that, but a while back you said you'd been meaning to add me to your blog roll, which might give me a shot at being the Web's most-read Francophile as well. In any case, I'm dying to find out whether I'm pensive, perusasive, forensic, melodic, or in a class unto myself. Much obliged.

Clive

March 28th, 2008 5:33pm

Sorry it's taken so long, Arthur. As usual, I've been hopelessly disorganized. Will have it fixed asap

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