White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney, May 7, 2012

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Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 7, 2012 – 1:35 P.M. EDT

MR. CARNEY: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room for your daily briefing. It’s good to see you. I hope you had a terrific weekend. And I have no announcements to make at the top, so I’ll go straight to questions.

Yes.

Q Does the election of Francois Hollande in France increase your concern that a change in the European…