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 ‘Grand Loan’ of Up to EU50 Billion to Boost Industry
Bloomberg - Thu Nov 5, 12:31 pm ETNov. 5 (Bloomberg) -- President Nicolas Sarkozy’s plan to spend between 25 billion euros ($37.3 billion) and 50 billion euros to reverse France’s declining industrial competitiveness has triggered a race for a piece of the pie.
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Lourdes players, coach gain honors
The Shamokin News-Item - Tue Nov 10, 4:22 am ETCOAL TOWNSHIP - Six members of Lourdes Regional's All-American Football Conference championship team have been named to first team slots on the conference's all-star 2009 all-star team, and head coach Mike Klembara was named Coach of the Year in voting b
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World leaders recall the fall of the Berlin Wall
The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News - Mon Nov 9, 4:00 am ETIn February 1995, President George H.W. Bush and the Forum for International Policy invited British prime minister Margaret Thatcher, Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, and French president Francois Mitterrand to Colorado's Broadmoor Hotel for a reminiscence of their decisions and doubts concerning the fall of the Berlin Wall and the unification of Germany.
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Safin extends career by winning at Paris Masters
AP via Yahoo! News - Mon Nov 9, 6:06 pm ETMarat Safin extended his career by at least one more round, saving three match points Monday to beat French qualifier Thierry Ascione 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (3) at the Paris Masters.
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Safin prolongs career with Paris victory
CNN - Mon Nov 9, 4:39 pm ETRussian Marat Safin avoided the ignominy of heading into retirement with a first-round defeat in the Paris Masters -- after seeing off Thierry Ascione in a third-set tie-break.
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Former French President Charged with Embezzlement
The Cowl - Thu Nov 5, 10:52 am ETFormer French President Jacques Chirac was charged with embezzlement on Friday, Oct. 31 2009. A statement from Chirac's office said that he and nine others were charged with having a role in awarding 21 contracts for non-existent jobs, which Chirac denies.
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Safin saves three match points to win in Paris
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mon Nov 9, 4:43 pm ETFormer world number one Marat Safin, in his final tournament before retiring, squeezed past French qualifier Thierry Ascione 6-4 4-6 7-6 in a Paris Masters first-round match on Monday.
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EXTRA: Paris celebrates fall of Berlin Wall with music and light
EARTHtimes.org - Mon Nov 9, 1:49 pm ETParis - Tens of thousands of Parisians gathered Monday in the Place de la Concorde in the centre of the French capital to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall with a spectacular light-and-music show. The history of those fate...
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Nicolas Sarkozy, Former Child Model (PHOTO)
The Huffington Post - Wed Nov 4, 2:24 pm ETWhat's Your Reaction? It turns out that Carla Bruni isn't the only model in the Elysée Palace. Over the weekend, European papers ran a 1967 advertisement for Bonux washing powder starring the current French President, Nicolas Sarkozy.
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Tsonga fit to defend Paris Masters title
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mon Nov 9, 1:31 pm ETJo-Wilfried Tsonga is fit to begin the defense of his Paris Masters title on Tuesday after picking up a wrist injury last week.
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New Fair Targets France's 260,000 Annual Divorces
CBS News - Sun Nov 8, 11:59 am ETCity Of Romance Gets Lesson In Love's Hard Knocks As Thousands Flock To Paris Divorce Fair
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Djokovic comes to Paris with confidence after Basle win over Federer
EARTHtimes.org - Mon Nov 9, 10:34 am ETParis - Novak Djokovic brings the rare confidence of a man who beat Roger Federer in his own backyard into the Paris Masters, the final ATP regular season showdown of the season. Djokovic ended Federer's winning run in at the Swiss Indoors on Sunday,...
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Veteran's Day programs scheduled in the area
Waverly News - Tue Nov 10, 4:32 am ETWAVERLY – World War I, known at the time as “The Great War”, officially ended when the Treaty of Versailles was signed on June 28, 1919, in France. However, fighting had ceased seven months earlier when an armistice, or temporary cessation of hostilities, between the Allied nations and Germany went into effect on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month.
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Berdych reaches 2nd round at Paris Masters
AP via Yahoo! News - Mon Nov 9, 10:08 am ETTomas Berdych has beaten French qualifier Vincent Millot 6-3, 7-6 (4) to reach the second round of the Paris Masters.
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EADS, PSA, STMicro Bid to Get a Piece of Sarkozy’s ‘Grand Loan’
Bloomberg - Thu Nov 5, 4:31 am ETNov. 5 (Bloomberg) -- President Nicolas Sarkozy’s plan to spend at least 30 billion euros ($44 billion) to reverse France’s declining industrial competitiveness has triggered a scramble for a piece of the pie.
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Leaders to fete fall of Berlin Wall at giant bash
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