Skeptics question French President Sarkozy's Facebook post suggesting he saw Berlin Wall fall
Sun-Sentinel - Mon Nov 9, 1:20 pm ETPARIS (AP) — Where was Nicolas Sarkozy when the Berlin Wall fell?
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French president's Facebook photo disputed
MSNBC - Mon Nov 9, 4:33 pm ETWhen the Berlin Wall came down 20 years ago today, was Nicolas Sarkozy chipping away at it with a pickax? That's what the French president is suggesting in a casual post on his Facebook page. But some Frenchmen aren't so sure he was really there that historic night.
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Merkel, Sarkozy Mark 20 Years After Berlin Wall Fell (Update2)
Bloomberg - Mon Nov 9, 3:21 pm ETNov. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Chancellor Angela Merkel called it the “most joyful day in German history.” French President Nicolas Sarkozy drove from Paris to witness it, and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said it helped build trust.
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Merkel, Sarkozy Mark 20 Years After Berlin Wall Fell (Update1)
Bloomberg - Mon Nov 9, 10:35 am ETNov. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Chancellor Angela Merkel called it the “happiest day in German history.” French President Nicolas Sarkozy drove all the way from Paris to witness it, and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said it helped build trust.
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Sarkozy Berlin Wall claims raise questions
NBC26 Green Bay - Mon Nov 9, 1:51 pm ETPARIS (AP) - Where was Nicolas Sarkozy when the Berlin Wall fell? The French president suggests - in a casual post on his Facebook page - that he was at Checkpoint Charlie, chipping away at the Cold War with a pickax alonside throngs of Berliners on Nov. 9, 1989.
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In France, a Clash of Memories and Media
New York Times - 6 minutes agoPresident Nicolas Sarkozy of France says he was in Berlin when the wall fell, but the media in Paris are not convinced.
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Did Sarkozy's son use palace pull to get music grant?
The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News - Mon Nov 9, 4:00 am ETIn France it is a tale of one and now two sons – of President Nicolas Sarkozy. Last month Mr. Sarkozy rolled eyeballs around the Republic when his son Jean, 23 and not finished with college, was tapped as a candidate to run Paris' wealthiest district, La Defense. A slightly shocked public reaction brought a withdrawal from Sarkozy the younger.
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Sarkozy Recalls Berlin Trip as Wall Collapsed in Facebook Post
Bloomberg - Sun Nov 8, 2:06 pm ETNov. 8 (Bloomberg) -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy witnessed the fall of the Berlin Wall on Nov. 9, 1989, and joined German families using pickaxes to tear down the concrete slabs, he said in a post on his Facebook Internet page.
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EU on collision course with France: sources
AFP via Yahoo! News - Mon Nov 9, 1:08 pm ETThe European Commission was on a collision course with France on Monday, with a major row brewing over when Paris will have to rein in spending.
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Sarkozy Ripped for Berlin Wall Claim
CBS News - Mon Nov 9, 11:30 am ETCritics Attack French President's Facebook Post Saying he was in Berlin when Wall Fell
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France to help Poland develop nuclear energy - Summary
EARTHtimes.org - Thu Nov 5, 9:04 am ETParis - France and Poland have decided to cooperate in the development of nuclear power stations in the Eastern European country, French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Thursday in Paris. Warsaw and Paris will hol...
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Doubts grow over Sarkozy's personal Berlin Wall story - Summary
EARTHtimes.org - Mon Nov 9, 10:35 am ETParis - A controversy arose in France Monday over President Nicolas Sarkozy's Facebook account of his visit to Berlin on November 9, 1989, for the fall of the Wall, with one newspaper suggesting that he was not in the German capital until a week late...
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Apple to Open First Shop in France at Paris’s Louvre Museum
Bloomberg - Fri Nov 6, 7:03 am ETNov. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Apple Inc. , maker of the iPhone and iMac computer, opens the doors tomorrow to its first store in France, sharing a home with Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa at the Louvre museum.
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French envoy in NKorea for talks on ties, nukes
AP via Yahoo! News - Mon Nov 9, 6:38 am ETFrench President Nicolas Sarkozy's special envoy began talks Monday with North Korea on establishing diplomatic relations and the international standoff over Pyongyang's nuclear programs.
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Doubts arise over Sarkozy's personal Berlin Wall story
EARTHtimes.org - Mon Nov 9, 6:19 am ETParis - A controversy arose in France Monday over President Nicolas Sarkozy's Facebook account of his visit to Berlin on November 9, 1989, for the fall of the Wall. Several French internet media noted that it would have been unlikely for Sarkozy to h...
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France, Poland have bilateral meetings
UPI - Thu Nov 5, 2:20 pm ETPARIS, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and French President Nicolas Sarkozy discussed cooperation in defense and energy, the Elysee Palace in Paris said Thursday.
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