"We no longer want Arcelor Mittal in France because they didn't respect France, " Arnaud Montebourg told French business daily Les Echos.

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Neither of the two most popular publications, Les Echos and La Tribune, appeared that day, after staff at both decided to strike.

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He is in talks with Pearson, a media group (and part-owner of The Economist), about a takeover of Les Echos, which does make money.

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"I have visited the factory a couple of times, " the letter date Feb. 8 reads, according to a copy published Wednesday in Les Echos newspaper.

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