Valls

• A British/French axis is forming, as the news magazine Le Nouvel Observateur reports that Blairite French presidential candidate Manuel Valls came back from his trip to Tottenham, where he hung out with David Miliband and Anthony Giddens among others, energised for the battle ahead.

Hugh Muir's diary 2011

His former partner and the mother of his four children, Ségolène Royal, has announced that she will vote for him, as have Valls and Montebourg.

France's young Socialists back François Hollande to reignite fires of 1968 2011

It originated in Valls, near the city of Tarragona, in the 18th century and has since become popular across the whole of Catalonia, with teams emerging from the Balearic Islands too.

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"No, we won't vote the golden rule, but that doesn't mean we're for higher spending," said Manuel Valls, another presidential hopeful.

France's Socialists Extol Tax Solutions Gabriele Parussini 2011

Socialist presidential hopeful Manuel Valls said the whole affair had been "an extreme waste for Strauss-Kahn and France" and even ruling party Defense Minister Gerard Longuet said the former finance minister had "deserved better."

Analysis: Forgiveness in France a high hurdle for DSK Reuters 2011

Rafael Valls Ferri, Footon-Servetto, with 10 points

Joaquim Rodriguez, Spain and Saxo Bank wrap up 2010 UCI World Ranking wins 2010

El Nuevo Herald / Zuma Press Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich sipped a coffee with restaurant owner Felipe Valls Jr. during a campaign stop in Miami this month.

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Another candidate, Arnaud Montebourg, wants to tax financial transactions, bring banks back under state control and pressure tax havens to force French citizens to repatriate their savings, and another, Manual Valls, proposes to raise the sales tax to help balance the budget.

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Rafael Valls Ferri, Footon-Servetto, with 10 points

Final 2010 UCI World Rankings, updated October 18, 2010 2010

Socialist presidential hopeful Manuel Valls said the whole affair had been "an extreme waste for Strauss-Kahn and France" and even ruling party Defense Minister Gerard Longuet said the former finance minister had "deserved better."

Analysis: Forgiveness in France a high hurdle for DSK Reuters 2011