Sarkozy courts far-right but fails to floor Hollande

PARIS (Reuters) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy made a last-ditch appeal to far-right voters on Thursday, saying they could be decisive in Sunday's election runoff, after he failed to land a knockout blow in a debate with Socialist frontrunner Francois Hollande. Wednesday's three-hour televised duel, watched by 17.8 million people out of an electorate of 44.5 million, was billed as Sarkozy's last opportunity to overturn a poll deficit of six to 10 points, drawing on his skills as an aggressive debater. ...