Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:30:02 +0100 (Reuters) - Dominique de Villepin, head of the Republique Solidaire center-right political party and candidate for the 2012 French presidential election, makes a statement as part of his New Year's wishes to the media in Paris January 16, 2012. Villepin spoke about France losing its AAA status. U.S ratings agency Standard & Poor's, one of the three major ratings agencies, lowered the ratings of France and Austria from the top AAA grade by one notch to AA+ on Friday, and took similar action against Spain and Italy and five other countries. REUTERS/Charles Platiau (FRANCE - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS)
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