Article: The Grande Plan; Sarkozy has hired lieutenants from left, right and center. The common ground: they all agree with him.(Nicolas Sarkozy)

Byline: Eric Pape

As Nicolas Sarkozy took in the political landscape on Bastille Day, he could be forgiven for his giddiness. The new president's approval ratings were in the stratosphere--nearing 70 percent in some polls--thanks in no small part to the new-look government he'd put together, one with an ethnic, racial and gender makeup far more reflective of modern France than any before (consider Rachida Dati, a daughter of North African immigrants, whom he appointed as minister of Justice). Less visible but particularly potent is Sarkozy's political diversity campaign, dubbed ouverture (or openness), that has seen him lure a growing array of prominent ...

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