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Thu 11 Nov 2008French euphoria as US again becomes a place where all is possible

FRANCE:FOR ONCE President Nicolas Sarkozy spoke "in the name of the entire French people" in the letter he transmitted to president-elect Barack Obama early yesterday.

Mr Sarkozy hailed Mr Obama's "brilliant victory, which rewards a tireless engagement in the service of the American people".