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To: Ron who wrote (188442)	5/6/2012 9:58:23 PM
From: Sam	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541908

Futures down hard tonight on the Europe news. It's going to be another interesting week in the stock market :) Boy, got that right! Of course, as we all know, it is all Obama's fault. [Do I really have to say "sarcasm alert" here?] A few articles on the day's events: Hollande Wins French Presidency, Promising ‘New Hope for the World’ French President Nicholas Sarkozy conceded defeat today in the presidential elections to Socialist candidate Francois Hollande, making him the first incumbent president to lose an election in France since 1981. Hollande, who was leading 51.7 percent to 48.3 percent in the exit polls, will be France’s first socialist president since Francois Mitterrand left office in 1995. “I’ve tried to do my best to protect the French people from the unprecedented crisis that has shaken the world,” said Sarkozy, whose defeat makes him the eighth leader of a Eurozone country to be replaced or swept from office in just over a year. more at abcnews.go.com France, Greece and Germany election results send austerity shockwaves through Europe The stunning victory of the French Socialists and wipe-out of mainstream parties in Greece sent shock waves on Sunday night crashing throughout the continent of Euro telegraph.co.uk Greece's young leftist Tsipras delivers political earthquake By George Georgiopoulos ATHENS \| Sun May 6, 2012 7:42pm ED reuters.com