PARIS (Reuters) - A televised debate between France's presidential rivals veered repeatedly into schoolyard bickering, with Socialist Francois Hollande mocking Nicolas Sarkozy for having no other defence than to keep calling him a liar.
Their body language in Wednesday's late-night showdown also betrayed the rivals' differing stress levels. Hollande, running well ahead in polls, was unflappable and poised while Sarkozy, battling to stave off defeat in Sunday's runoff, seemed twitchy, agitated and on edge.
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