Sarkozy wants Camus in Pantheon
UPI - Tue Nov 24, 3:44 pm ETPARIS, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy is pressing to re-inter the remains of Albert Camus, one of France's greatest 20th-century writers, in the Pantheon in Paris.
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Reburying Albert Camus: A Political Ploy by Sarkozy?
Time Magazine - Tue Nov 24, 3:39 am ETFrench President Nicolas Sarkozy wants to move Albert Camus' ashes to the famed PanthÉon in Paris as a way of revering the writer and philosopher. His critics, however, see more tactical motivations
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Carla Bruni-Sarkozy Cast in Woody Allen Film
The Inquisitr - Wed Nov 25, 1:03 pm ETWoody Allen has cast Carla Bruni in his new film. The French First Lady, who is married to French President Nicolas Sarkozy, has accepted Woody’s offer to appear in his as-yet untitled project, but admits she could be “completely useless”. Carla, 41, was first approached by Woody, 73, last year after he met her and told her [...]
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Putin Seeks Energy Partners, Russian Car Rescue in France Visit
Bloomberg - Thu Nov 26, 1:37 am ETNov. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will arrive in Paris today aiming to strengthen ties with France by enlisting energy partners, seeking a rescue for the crippled Russian car industry and discussing a pioneering defense accord.
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France's Sarkozy apologises to Ireland, dismisses replay
Reuters via Yahoo! Sports - Thu Nov 19, 8:11 pm ETFrench President Nicolas Sarkozy apologised to Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen for France's controversial victory over Ireland in their World Cup play-off on Wednesday, but would not agree to a replay.
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France’s Carla Bruni-Sarkozy to Appear in Woody Allen Movie
Bloomberg - Tue Nov 24, 8:35 am ETNov. 24 (Bloomberg) -- France’s First Lady, the model- turned-singer Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, agreed to appear in Woody Allen’s next film, according to an interview on Canal Plus television yesterday.
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French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy says 'yes' to Woody Allen's film role proposal
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - Wed Nov 25, 7:04 am ETPARIS - Woody Allen has successfully courted France's first lady, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy. The former supermodel and wife of President Nicolas Sarkozy says she's agreed to be in the famed director's next film, but doesn't know what role he has in store for her and admits she could be a terrible actress.
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Bruni-Sarkozy Says Yes To Woody Allen Film
WJXT Jacksonville - Wed Nov 25, 7:52 am ETPARIS -- Woody Allen has successfully courted France's first lady, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy.
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Historic sights visited during European trip
Memphis Commercial Appeal - Fri Nov 20, 2:33 pm ETRecently, my students and their parents and I took a trip to Europe.We visited Paris, Avignon, Nîmes and Carcassonne in France and Barcelona, Spain. The highlights of the trip include visits to the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, Notre Dame, Versailles palace and the catacombs in Paris.We also visited some Roman ruins in Nîmes, including a Roman amphitheater where gladiators once fought.In Barcelona ...
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Carla Bruni to appear in Woody Allen film
UPI - Wed Nov 25, 3:32 pm ETLONDON, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- Carla Bruni, a singer and model as well as the wife of French President Nicolas Sarkozy, confirmed she has landed a role in Woody Allen's upcoming film.
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Sarkozy’s Popularity Rating Falls to 36 Percent, Ifop Poll Says
Bloomberg - Sat Nov 21, 11:51 am ETNov. 21 (Bloomberg) -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s approval rating fell in November close to the lowest since his 2007 election, an Ifop poll for French newspaper Le Journal du Dimanche showed.
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Have you seen 'Coco'
FSView - 1 hour 51 minutes agoThe French are well known for the Eiffel Tower, the Moulin Rouge and the theatrical art of mime (though it originated in Greece), but for the fashionistas who can tell Marc Jacobs from Chloe, France is about Chanel.
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Brown, Lula, Merkel, Sarkozy Plan to Attend UN Climate Summit
Bloomberg - Sun Nov 22, 10:40 am ETBrazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and French President Nicolas Sarkozy will also go to the summit, Michael Helbo , a spokesman for Danish Prime Minister Lars Loekke Rasmussen , said today by phone. More leaders will confirm their attendance, Helbo said.
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Rama Yade, the minister who says 'no' to Sarkozy - Feature
EARTHtimes.org - Tue Nov 24, 9:12 am ETParis - She is young, black, strikingly attractive and France's most popular politician - but perhaps Sports Minister Rama Yade's most eye-catching feature is that she repeatedly says no to President Nicolas Sark...
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Walkway Over the Hudson will be the “Eiffel Tower of North America”, says chairman
Mid-Hudson News - Thu Nov 19, 6:33 am ETKINGSTON – Could the Walkway Over the Hudson be as much of a draw to the Hudson Valley as the Eiffel Tower is to Paris? Walkway Chairman Fred Schaeffer believes it could.
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Amazon countries, France get ready for Copenhagen
AFP via Yahoo! News - Wed Nov 25, 11:02 pm ETThe presidents of eight nations straddling the Amazon basin plus France will meet Thursday in the heart of the Amazon rainforest to lay out a save-the-jungle proposal for next month's climate change summit in Copenhagen.
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Talk of the Town: Polanski granted bail
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French farmers: we're scapegoats in algae problem
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