French politics

This is sort of stunning. After all the press propaganda about
Europeans hating America, 54% of the French voters went for a guy who

"wanted to tell his American friends that they can rely on our
friendship ... France will always be next to them when they need us."

http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/05/06/france.election/index.html

He also proposes to make it easier to do business in France, to lower
taxes, and to bring down unemployment.

Europe's economy, and the semiconductor industry in particular, sure
needs a kick in the ***.

John

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