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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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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Sarkozy Berlin Wall claims raise questions
FOX 11 Tucson - Mon Nov 9, 3:03 pm ETPARIS (AP) — When the Berlin Wall came down 20 years ago today, was Nicolas Sarkozy (sar-koh-ZEE') chipping away at it with a pickax?
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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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France's Chirac releases his memoir calls Sarkozy "nervous" and "in a hurry" in his memoirs
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - Tue Nov 3, 11:48 am ETPARIS - Former French President Jacques Chirac released his memoir Tuesday, calling his successor Nicolas Sarkozy "nervous, in a hurry, ready for action" — comments notable for their restraint given the two men's tense relations.
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Netanyahu Heads for Paris After Obama Meeting on Mideast Peace
Bloomberg via Yahoo! News - Mon Nov 9, 11:14 pm ETNov. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flies to Paris today in a bid to round up international support as Middle East peace efforts flounder and his country stands accused of war crimes in Gaza.
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France to borrow up to 50 billion euros: presidency
AFP via Yahoo! News - Wed Nov 4, 6:45 pm ETFrance will take out a national loan of between 25 billion and 50 billion euros (37 billion-74 billion dollars), the office of French President Nicolas Sarkozy said Wednesday, eying post-crisis investments. Sarkozy will decide on the exact amount "at the beginning of December," his office said.
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IMF’s Stauss-Kahn Would Beat Sarkozy for Presidency, Poll Shows
Bloomberg - Fri Nov 6, 10:05 am ETNov. 6 (Bloomberg) -- International Monetary Fund Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn would defeat French President Nicolas Sarkozy by a margin of 51 percent to 49 percent if a presidential election runoff were held now, a CSA poll showed.
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French envoy meets with NKorean foreign minister
AP via Yahoo! News - Tue Nov 10, 2:47 am ETThe French president's special envoy on North Korea held talks Tuesday with the country's foreign minister during a visit to Pyongyang to explore the possibility of establishing diplomatic ties with the communist regime.
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Did Sarkozy's son use palace pull to get music grant?
The Christian Science Monitor - Mon Nov 9, 10:21 am ETPresident Nicolas Sarkozy, after dealing with charges of nepotism involving his son Jean, is now in a flap over accusations his adviser helped his hip hop producer son Pierre.
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France's N.Korea envoy in Pyongyang
AFP via Yahoo! News - Mon Nov 9, 11:11 am ETFrance's special envoy on North Korea, Jack Lang, arrived in Pyongyang on Monday, state media reported, on a five-day mission expected to include talks on the North's disputed nuclear programme.
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