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(When Michel Barnier was appointed as EU internal market and services commissioner...)

"Do you know what it means for me to see for the first time in 50 years a French European commissioner in charge of the internal market, including financial services, including the City [of London]?...... I want the world to see the victory of the European model, which has nothing to do with the excesses of financial capitalism.......The English are the big losers in this business." Nicholas Sarkozy said.

"Yippee! The best way to boost the City of London is for top French politicians to attack us," Boris Johnson posted on Twitter.

(Today Sarkozy was forced to cancel a visit to London because No 10 said Mr Sarkozy would now not be meeting Gordon Brown for discussions on financial issues and Afghanistan because of "diary constraints" -- Evening Standard)

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"I have let my family down and I regret those transgressions with all of my heart. I have not been true to my values and the behavior my family deserves. I am not without faults and I am far short of perfect. I am dealing with my behavior and personal failings behind closed doors with my family. Those feelings should be shared by us alone." Tiger Woods posted on his official website when "Tiger Woods Scandal" been known.

(Tiger Woods’ sponsors lined up to back him yesterday after the golfer’s admission that he had committed “transgressions”. Major brands including Nike, Gillette and Gatorade said that their sponsorship deals, which net Woods about $100 million a year, remained unchanged.-- Timesoline)

I don't know whether they are telling the truth or not. Who cares? I just think that politicians, celebrities, maybe human beings have hidden agendas when they say something in public.