Links for 19 May 2008:

Controversial ad offends poverty advocates (France 24)
Sobered by subprime crisis, French banks get back to basics (AFP)
French PM vows to rein in budget deficit (AFP)
Ooh la la! French landlords take payment in kind (RussiaToday)
French efforts to block Turkey also to its detriment (Hurriyet.com)
French Judge Orders Refund For Pre-Installed XP (Slashdot)
Europe against leaders’ presence at Olympics (FT.com)
French children beat weight problem (Times Online)
France says its envoy held talks with Hamas (Yahoo! News)
Starbucks appoints third managing director for France in four years (Times Online)
French Socialists split over Royal leadership bid (Gulf Times)
Teachers throng Paris over cuts (BBC)
The Health Care System I Want Is in France (ABC News)