During a television interview aired by TF1 last month, Sarkozy addressed the accusation, which has surfaced periodically since at least last year: "If (Gadhafi) had funded (my campaign), frankly, I would not have been very grateful, " he said.

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"I am very grateful to the American government not only for what it has done for me and my family, but also for what this decision means for Ecuadorean journalists, " he told the AFP news agency.

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Don't get me wrong, I have an incredible support team around me for which I'm very grateful, but maybe I'm shortchanging myself by not making more of an effort with fellow moms.

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