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Mon 02 Feb 2007Royal lays out plan to tackle 'seven crises'France:Ségolène Royal presented her long-awaited presidential programme in a convention centre near Roissy airport yesterday.The end of Ms Royal's "listening phase" had been hyped by French media as the crucial moment that would make or break the socialist candidate's campaign.