Read more short stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/33647/short.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 12:26:32 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/68787/sarkozy-buses-in-short-people-to-look-taller.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFrench President Nicolas Sarkozy looked particularly imposing during a televised speech last week—because he bused in specially vetted very short people to stand behind him, reports the Telegraph . The speech was held at a Faurecia motor technology plant in southern France. TV cameras caught buses bringing in 20 workers...http://www.newser.com/story/68787/sarkozy-buses-in-short-people-to-look-taller.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 07 Sep 2009 6:42:44 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61470/sarko-uses-footstool-to-measure-up-to-obama.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAt 5 feet 5 inches, Nicolas Sarkozy seems to feel a bit stature-challenged—so at the recent D-Day tribute, he used a 6-inch footstool, in addition to his elevator shoes, to hold his own against Barack Obama and Gordon Brown, the Daily Mail reports. Sarko “knew he was appearing on...http://www.newser.com/story/61470/sarko-uses-footstool-to-measure-up-to-obama.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 10 Jun 2009 7:06:47 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/34846/pint-sized-men-on-top-of-world.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe most successful Americans aren't towering over the rest of us from 6-foot-plus heights. The real elite stand at a modest 5-foot-7—not one inch taller, or shorter, writes comedian Dennis O'Toole in NPR. Martin Luther King, Frank Sinatra, Bob Dylan, John McCain—all short in stature but high on...http://www.newser.com/story/34846/pint-sized-men-on-top-of-world.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 13 Aug 2008 14:28:00 CDT