Eiffel Tower's first stairs sold at Paris auction
AP - Mon Dec 14, 2:30 pm ETA section of the Eiffel Tower's original staircase has sold for euro105,400 ($154,380) in an auction of Paris memorabilia.
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News State sales tax declines
The Paris News - 6 minutes agoThe City of Paris, along with most other Lamar County municipalities, saw a significant drop in December sales tax checks from a year ago. Investigation of Paris teen death continues IDABEL, Okla. — The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation and the Idabel Police Department continue to seek information surrounding the death of a Paris teenager.
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Gaping holes in climate draft
Journal Inquirer - 8 minutes agoCOPENHAGEN — A new draft agreement today at the Copenhagen climate talks pulled together the main elements of a global pact but left gaping holes on financing and cutting greenhouse gas emissions for world leaders to fill in next week.
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Versailles reduces millage in proposed 2010 budget
The Mckeesport Daily News - 9 minutes agoMichael DiVittorio can be reached at mdivitorio@dailynewsemail.com or 412-664-9161.
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The Coppell Fire department responded to the following incidents
Coppell Gazette - 10 minutes ago10:58 a.m. Smoke detector activation reported in the 600 block of Hollow Circle. 2:37 p.m. EMS called to the 1500 block of S. Beltline Road. 1:51 a.m. Alarm system activation reported in the 500 block of Airline Drive.
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France Would Embrace Siemens Investment in Areva, WSJ Reports
Bloomberg - 11 minutes agoDec. 15 (Bloomberg) -- France would welcome investment from Germany’s Siemens AG in Areva SA, the state-controlled nuclear engineering group, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the situation.
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Tropical Cyclone Batters Fiji, Triggering Evacuations, Floods
Bloomberg - 26 minutes agoDec. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Tropical Cyclone Mick battered Fiji , forcing evacuations and prompting authorities to issue flood warnings for the Pacific nation’s southeastern islands today. At least 3 people died, Agence France-Presse reported.
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Valverde wants another shot at Tour
Velo News - 28 minutes agoAlejandro Valverde is hoping to return to the Tour de France in 2010 and make a run for the final podium.
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For Palestinians, every day is Kristallnacht
Online Journal - 36 minutes agoThese attacks, together with the demolition of Palestinian homes, the uprooting of Palestinians’ olive groves, the innumerable checkpoints that prevent Palestinians from accessing schools, work, and medical care, the Israeli Wall that denies Palestinians access to the land stolen from them, and the isolation and blockade of the Gaza Ghetto, are part of the Israeli government’s policy of genocide ...
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BNP Paribas, EDF, Exel, JCDecaux, Lafuma: French Equity Preview
Bloomberg - 41 minutes agoDec. 15 (Bloomberg) -- The following is a list of companies whose stocks may have unusual changes in Paris. Symbols are in parentheses after company names and prices are from the last close.
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(4:30 p.m.) Newton Co. man receives French medal
The Meridian Star - 1 hour 2 minutes agoA Newton County World War II veteran received today the Legion of Honor from the French government for his service to help liberate France from German occupation.
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Chicago Sky selects Courtney Paris in the Sacramento Monarchs dispersal draft
Chicago Tribune - 1 hour 41 minutes agoThe Sky selected center Courtney Paris with the fourth pick in the Sacramento Monarchs dispersal draft Monday.
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Eurofighter chief says pitch the plane
Space War - 1 hour 56 minutes agoFrankfurt (AFP) Dec 14, 2009 - The new head of the Eurofighter consortium has pressed member countries to do more to sell the combat jet abroad, in an German interview published on Monday.
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Illegal Immigration in France: Calais Refugees
Time Magazine - 1 hour 57 minutes agoHumanitarian workers are struggling to deal with problems that have been exacerbated by the recent raid near Calais
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Not Losing Is New Winning as Bankers Dilute Overhaul (Update2)
Bloomberg - 2 hours 15 minutes agoDec. 14 (Bloomberg) -- Four Wall Street lobbyists and about a dozen lawmakers huddled over eggs and bacon at Tortilla Coast restaurant on Capitol Hill on Dec. 2 to discuss legislation aimed at strengthening bank regulation.
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France Returns the Louvre's Wall Paintings Sought by Egypt
Art Daily - 2 hours 17 minutes agoOne of the five fragments of an ancient wall painting that France plans to return to Egypt on Monday, Dec. 14, 2009, is seen displayed at the Elysee Palace during a ceremony with French President Nicolas Sarkozy, and his Egyptian counterpart Hosni Mubarak, unseen, on Monday in Paris.
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France unveils 35-bln-euro public spending spree
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Sarkozy pushes for 30 percent emissions cut
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Mubarak in France as Egyptian works handed back
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Raw Video: Thousands of Santas run through Paris
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