DEAUVILLE/BEIJING (Reuters) - Beijing dug its heels in against Western domination of the International Monetary Fund on Thursday as French frontrunner Christine Lagarde prepared to build on her headstart in the race for the top IMF job.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy, hosting talks with leaders from the G8 industrialised powers, said his country's candidate was "a woman of very great qualities" and regarded by many as a good person to run the world's primary rescue lender.
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