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OfficialWire - Mon Nov 16, 1:41 pm ET
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has presented U.S. actor and filmmaker Clint Eastwood with the Legion of Honor medal for his contribution to cinema. "I love France.
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AP via Yahoo! Sports - Thu Nov 19, 7:07 pm ET
Football-mad Ireland is fighting mad -- and demanding justice for a disputed goal that had fans here crying "Oui were robbed." A blown call by referees cost the luckless Irish a spot in the World Cup in a loss to star-studded France. Ireland played the game of its life Wednesday night in a Paris stadium rocking to the cheers of visiting Irish fans.
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AFP via Yahoo! News - Wed Nov 18, 6:39 am ET
France's President Nicolas Sarkozy and Saudi King Abdullah agreed on the need to restart Middle East peace talks and took a firm stance on Iran, a French official said on Wednesday.
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AFP via Yahoo! News - Sun Nov 15, 3:37 am ET
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has offered to host a Middle East peace conference in Paris in talks with Israeli, Syrian and Palestinian leaders last week, an Israeli daily reported on Sunday.
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Deseret News - Tue Nov 17, 11:59 am ET
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — French President Nicolas Sarkozy was quoted Tuesday as saying his country was ready to...
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AFP via Yahoo! News - Fri Nov 20, 1:24 am ET
Angry Ireland called on FIFA to allow its World Cup playoff with France to be replayed, as a dispute over Thierry Henry's blatant handball threatened to become a diplomatic row.
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WABC-TV New York - Tue Nov 17, 12:14 pm ET
French President Nicolas Sarkozy says his country was ready to facilitate talks.
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EARTHtimes.org - Mon Nov 16, 8:58 am ET
Paris - Iraqi President Jalal Talabani is to meet later Monday with his French counterpart, Nicolas Sarkozy, to discuss relations between their two countries. Talabani's four-day stay is the first-ever state visit of an Iraqi president to France, and...
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Kingston Daily Freeman - Fri Nov 20, 3:08 am ET
KINGSTON — Could the Walkway Over the Hudson be as much of a draw to the Hudson Valley as the Eiffel Tower is to Paris?
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New York Post - Fri Nov 20, 1:06 pm ET
LONDON -- FIFA rejected Ireland's request to replay its World Cup qualifier against France on today, while Thierry Henry said a rematch would be "the fairest solution" to resolve the furor over his extra-time hand ball that set up the deciding goal. ...
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Asbury Park Press - Wed Nov 18, 3:56 am ET
PARIS — French President Nicolas Sarkozy made American actor and director Clinton Eastwood a commander in the prestigious French Legion of Honor on Friday.
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San Diego Union-Tribune - Fri Nov 20, 12:22 pm ET
FIFA rejected Ireland's request to replay its World Cup qualifier against France on Friday, while Thierry Henry said a rematch would be "the fairest solution" to resolve the furor over his extra-time hand ball that set up the deciding goal.
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AFP via Yahoo! News - Fri Nov 20, 12:04 pm ET
A nude photo of French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, identical to one sold last year for 91,000 dollars, was Friday withdrawn from a Paris auction after bids failed to hit the reserve price.
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EARTHtimes.org - Tue Nov 17, 7:58 am ET
Riyadh - French President Nicolas Sarkozy met Tuesday with the Saudi King Abdullah to discuss economic relations between the two countries, as well as the ongoing conflicts and disputes in the Middle East. In addition to the stalled peace process bet...
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AP via Yahoo! Sports - Thu Nov 19, 3:09 pm ET
Ireland appealed to France and FIFA on Thursday to replay their World Cup playoff after an obvious hand ball by Thierry Henry set up the deciding goal. Ireland's government and soccer association asked for Wednesday's 1-1 draw in the second leg at Stade de France to be replayed. France advanced to next year's World Cup in South Africa 2-1 on total goals.