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Sarkozy, honoring the French dead, vows to fight on

iht.com     3 hrs ago   254 related          

President Nicolas Sarkozy of France and his top ministers paid homage in Afghanistan on Wednesday to the 10 French soldiers killed in a Taliban ambush, as the political debate about his Afghan policy sharpened at home. The...                    

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Kingdom to hold election without parties

angus-reid.com     Aug 12, 2008          

Our latest polls from this past week. Three-in-Ten Israelis Want Netanyahu as PM (Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Delanoë Leads PS Leadership Race in France (Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Britons Blame Government for Fuel Prices...                    

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Delanoë Leads PS Leadership Race in France

angus-reid.com     Aug 11, 2008          

The mayor of Paris is favoured by most people in France to become the new leader of the Socialist Party (PS), according to a poll by CSA published in Le Parisien. 25 per cent of respondents—and the same proportion of PS...                    

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Sarkozy accused of hypocrisy as his wife meets the Dalai Lama

independent.co.uk     Aug 10, 2008   151 related          

The French First Lady, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, will meet the Dalai Lama in France this week – adopting for the first time her self-proclaimed role as a kind of queen of human rights. Officially, Mme Bruni-Sarkozy will meet the...                    

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Poll: Paris mayor Delanoe in the lead to head French Socialists

earthtimes.org     Jul 27, 2008          

Paris - Parisian mayor Bertrand Delanoe is in the lead ahead of former presidential candidate Segolene Royal to head the opposition French Socialist Party (PS), according to a poll published Sunday in the Le Parisien newspaper....                    

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Sarkozy's flagship French reform passes by two votes (AFP)

yahoo.com     Jul 21, 2008   67 related          

by Beatrix Baconnier-Martin 26 minutes ago VERSAILLES, France (AFP) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy's flagship constitutional reform was passed Monday at a special congress of deputies and senators -- by votes from a...                    

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A Veil Closes France and #x2019;s Door to Citizenship

the-dispatch.com     Jul 19, 2008   11 related          

LA VERRIÈRE, France — When Faiza Silmi applied for French citizenship, she worried that her French was not quite good enough or that her Moroccan upbringing would pose a problem. But last month, France’s highest administrative...                    

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A Muslim woman too orthodox for France

iht.com     Jul 18, 2008   38 related          

When Faiza Silmi applied for French citizenship she was worried that her fluent French was not quite perfect enough or that her Moroccan upbringing would pose a problem. But last month, France's highest administrative court...                    

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Syrian president stirs controversy at France's Bastille Day

afp.com     Jul 14, 2008   88 related          

Nicolas Sarkozy (left) and Bashar al-Assad PARIS (AFP) - France kicked off Bastille Day celebrations on Monday in a whirlwind of controversy as Syrian President Bashar al-Assad joined dozens of leaders to watch the Champs...                    

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Citizenship ban for burqa wife

apn.co.nz     Jul 14, 2008   66 related          

PARIS - France has refused to grant nationality to a foreign Muslim, married to a Frenchman, because she wears the head-to-toe Islamic veil (the burqa) and swears total submission to her husband. The ruling by the State...                    

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