November 2007 strikes in France retire with full pension benefits after 37.5 years rather than 40 years. The Sarkozy administration claims the current pension system allows some public sector workers to retire as early as age 50. The government calculated the cost of these early-retirement benefits at $7 billion a year. President Nicolas Sarkozy felt that his victory in the 2007 presidential election gave him a mandate to carry out labour reforms, stating "I said before I was elected what I would do," and "we will do these reforms because they have to be done." He declared the strikes a test of political will. "I
Basketball at the 2007 Summer Universiade <br> Group I Group J Group K Group L <br> Group I Group N Lithuanian team became the winner of the games, defeating Serbia in the final 85–66. Basketball at the 2007 Summer Universiade The Basketball competition in the 2007 Summer Universiade were held on different venues in Bangkok, Thailand between 7–10 August 2007 and 12–18 August 2007. Twenty-four (24) teams participated in the men's competition, drawn to eight groups of three. USA Basketball did not send a team to the event; instead, the University of Northern Iowa sent its team to compete under the country's banner. Group A Group