Hollande Tiptoes Toward Raid on Pensions With EU Pressure
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President Francois Hollande is preparing to take on a French sacred cow: pensions.
Facing European Union pressure to reach budget targets, the Socialist president is risking the wrath of his core supporters to shrink the pension system, which had a deficit of 14 billion euros ($19 billion) in 2011.