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	<title>Breaking News &#187; France</title>
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		<title>Medieval &#8216;mourners&#8217; to begin 7-city US tour next year in 1st display together outside France</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 08:08:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jamie Stengle</dc:creator>
		
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Medieval &#8216;mourners&#8217; to leave France for US tour

DALLAS — The white alabaster figures draped in cloaks show their grief in different ways: from a bent head, the face shrouded by a hood, to a hand swathed in cloth reaching up to wipe a tear.
The nearly 40 &#8220;mourners&#8221; commissioned in the 15th century to adorn the .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/medieval-mourners-to-begin-7-city-us-tour-next-year-in-1st-display-together-outside-france-247100/">Medieval &#8216;mourners&#8217; to begin 7-city US tour next year in 1st display together outside France</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Report: UN investigators believe Guinea massacre was &#8216;crime against humanity&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:33:21 +0000</pubDate>
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Report: Guinea massacre &#8216;crime against humanity&#8217;

PARIS — U.N. investigators say Guinea&#8217;s wounded junta leader may bear responsibility for the mass killings and rapes of protesters in September, which they consider crimes against humanity, a French news report said Monday.
The U.N. investigators say the case should go to the International Criminal Court, according to Le Monde .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/report-un-investigators-believe-guinea-massacre-was-crime-against-humanity-246954/">Original source &nbsp;: Report: UN investigators believe Guinea massacre was &#8216;crime against humanity&#8217;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>French president demands Eurostar service resume by Tuesday and wants plan to fix problem</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 13:21:41 +0000</pubDate>
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Sarkozy demands Eurostar restart Tuesday
PARIS — President Nicolas Sarkozy has ordered the head of the French train authority to get Eurostar traffic moving again by Tuesday.

Eurostar has suspended traffic between Paris and London pending tests to determine what caused five trains to get stuck inside the Channel Tunnel late Friday, trapping more than 2,000 people .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/french-president-demands-eurostar-service-resume-by-tuesday-and-wants-plan-to-fix-problem-246876/">French president demands Eurostar service resume by Tuesday and wants plan to fix problem</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Shedding lifetime of shame, French children of war find German roots and, at last, acceptance</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 17:25:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angela Charlton</dc:creator>
		
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French WWII babies shed shame, find German roots

CAEN, France — Ugly words on the playground were his first hurtful clue.
At age 12, a furtive glance at a medical record deepened Jean-Jacques Delorme&#8217;s doubts about who he was. Throughout adulthood, he unearthed relics of his long-hidden history.
He was the product, he discovered, of a shame-tainted liaison ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/shedding-lifetime-of-shame-french-children-of-war-find-german-roots-and-at-last-acceptance-246623/" title="Shedding lifetime of shame, French children of war find German roots and, at last, acceptance">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Paris court convicts Google in copyright infringement case over online publication of books</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 13:10:27 +0000</pubDate>
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Google convicted in French copyright case
PARIS — A Paris court has convicted Google Inc. in a copyright infringement case over online publication of French books.

A judge ruled Friday that the U.S. Internet search giant must pay €300,000 ($430,000) in damages and interest to French publisher La Martiniere.
Google was also ordered to pay €10,000 per day ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/paris-court-convicts-google-in-copyright-infringement-case-over-online-publication-of-books-246071/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Paris court convicts Google in copyright infringement case over online publication of books</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>France&#8217;s Sarkozy says China is holding up climate agreement, speaks after meeting with Obama</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 10:50:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Seth Borenstein</dc:creator>
		
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Sarkozy: China holding up climate talks
COPENHAGEN — French President Nicolas Sarkozy says progress in climate talks is being held back by China.
Sarkozy spoke to reporters briefly after an unscheduled meeting Friday with President Barack Obama and other world leaders in a last-minute attempt to craft a climate deal.
Sarkozy said China is slowing the .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/frances-sarkozy-says-china-is-holding-up-climate-agreement-speaks-after-meeting-with-obama-246010/">France&#8217;s Sarkozy says China is holding up climate agreement, speaks after meeting with Obama</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>France&#8217;s Chirac targeted over plot to pay party workers via Paris City Hall while he was mayor</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 09:40:53 +0000</pubDate>
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French judge targets Chirac over party jobs scam

PARIS — Former French President Jacques Chirac&#8217;s office says he has been placed under investigation over allegations that the city of Paris paid for jobs in his political party when he was mayor.
A statement from his office says Chirac hopes the process will move forward quickly to show ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/frances-chirac-targeted-over-plot-to-pay-party-workers-via-paris-city-hall-while-he-was-mayor-245982/">France&#8217;s Chirac targeted over plot to pay party workers via Paris City Hall while he was mayor</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Investigators question reliability of speed-measuring equipment after Air France crash</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 22:28:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Emma Vandore</dc:creator>
		
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Air France crash may lead to new safety rules

PARIS — New airline safety standards may be required after the crash of Air France Flight 447 cast doubt on the reliability of speed-measuring equipment in difficult, stormy conditions, French aviation investigators said Thursday.
The Airbus A330 plunged into the Atlantic Ocean off Brazil&#8217;s coast en route from .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/investigators-question-reliability-of-speed-measuring-equipment-after-air-france-crash-245840/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Investigators question reliability of speed-measuring equipment after Air France crash</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>French Army: 800 Legionnaires spearhead military offensive in east Afghanistan against Taliban</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 22:12:59 +0000</pubDate>
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French troops lead Afghan attack on Taliban

PARIS — Some 800 French Legionnaires backed by 200 U.S. special forces and Afghan soldiers have gone on an offensive in a valley in Afghanistan where the Taliban killed 10 French soldiers last year, the French military said Thursday.
Spokesman Rear Adm. Christophe Prazuck said several American soldiers were wounded .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/french-army-800-legionnaires-spearhead-military-offensive-in-east-afghanistan-against-taliban-245835/">Read the original article &nbsp;: French Army: 800 Legionnaires spearhead military offensive in east Afghanistan against Taliban</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Arianespace delays for 2nd time launch of military satellite from French Guiana</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
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Military satellite launch in French Guiana delayed

KOUROU, French Guiana — The launch of a French military satellite from French Guiana has been delayed.
Arianespace says it stopped the countdown in the final minutes before launch of the Helios 2B. Officials said Thursday that they would soon provide more details.
The original launch was delayed on Dec. 9 .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/arianespace-delays-for-2nd-time-launch-of-military-satellite-from-french-guiana-245705/">Source article &nbsp;: Arianespace delays for 2nd time launch of military satellite from French Guiana</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Investigators: still no conclusions on why Air France Flight 447 crashed</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:46:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Emma Vandore</dc:creator>
		
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Families of Air France crash victims want answers

PARIS — French aviation investigators said Thursday that new airline safety standards may be required after the crash of Air France Flight 447 cast doubt on the reliability of speed-measuring equipment in difficult, stormy conditions.
The Airbus A330 plunged into the Atlantic Ocean off Brazil&#8217;s coast en route from .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/investigators-still-no-conclusions-on-why-air-france-flight-447-crashed-245546/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Investigators: still no conclusions on why Air France Flight 447 crashed</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>To stay young, experts find French king&#8217;s mistress had deadly drinking problem: gold</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:54:27 +0000</pubDate>
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Study: Too much drinkable gold for king&#8217;s mistress

LONDON — A British medical journal has published findings saying a mistress of 16th-century French King Henry II may have died from consuming too much drinkable gold.
When French experts dug up the remains of Diane de Poitiers last year, they found high levels of gold in her hair. ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/to-stay-young-experts-find-french-kings-mistress-had-deadly-drinking-problem-gold-245373/">Read : To stay young, experts find French king&#8217;s mistress had deadly drinking problem: gold</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Vietnamese followers of famed Zen master seek asylum in France after pressure from officials</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:38:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Stocking</dc:creator>
		
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Vietnamese monks under pressure seek French asylum

HANOI, Vietnam — Followers of a famous Buddhist teacher plan to seek temporary asylum in France after months of pressure from Vietnam&#8217;s communist authorities to leave pagodas in the country&#8217;s south.
Some 400 disciples of Thich Nhat Hanh, who has popularized Buddhism in the West and sold millions of books  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/vietnamese-followers-of-famed-zen-master-seek-asylum-in-france-after-pressure-from-officials-245353/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>French immigration minister wants full-body Muslim veil grounds for denying citizenship, visas</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:01:37 +0000</pubDate>
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Minister says burqa-style veils impede citizenship

PARIS — France&#8217;s immigration minister said Wednesday that he wants the wearing of Muslim veils that cover the face and body to be grounds for denying citizenship and long-term residence.
Eric Besson said he planned to take &#8220;concrete measures&#8221; regarding such veils, which are worn by a small minority of women .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/french-immigration-minister-wants-full-body-muslim-veil-grounds-for-denying-citizenship-visas-245009/">Original article &nbsp;: French immigration minister wants full-body Muslim veil grounds for denying citizenship, visas</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ancient pharaonic paintings that sparked feud between Egypt and the Louvre to return to Luxor</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:35:44 +0000</pubDate>
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Ancient Egyptian wall paintings to return to Luxor

CAIRO — Egypt&#8217;s antiquities chief says the wall paintings that caused a feud between Egypt and the Louvre Museum will be returned to their original location in a tomb south of Egypt.
In a statement Wednesday, Zahi Hawass says the ancient pieces will be restored by experts and replaced .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ancient-pharaonic-paintings-that-sparked-feud-between-egypt-and-the-louvre-to-return-to-luxor-244837/">Ancient pharaonic paintings that sparked feud between Egypt and the Louvre to return to Luxor</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama discusses climate with leaders of Britain, France and Germany</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 21:54:16 +0000</pubDate>
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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is discussing the climate summit in Denmark with other world leaders.
Obama spoke by telephone Tuesday with the leaders of Britain, France and Germany.
White House press secretary Robert Gibbs says Obama&#8217;s talks with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, French President Nicolas Sarkozy (sahr-koh-ZEE&#8217;) ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-discusses-climate-with-leaders-of-britain-france-and-germany-244453/">Obama discusses climate with leaders of Britain, France and Germany</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ancient pharaonic wall paintings that caused feud between Egypt and the Louvre arrive in Cairo</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 19:42:47 +0000</pubDate>
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Ancient wall paintings return to Egypt from France

CAIRO — An Egyptian airport official says the wall paintings that caused a feud between Egypt and the Louvre Museum have returned home.
Ahmed al-Rawi of the customs authority said that the ancient artwork arrived to Cairo on a flight from Paris on Tuesday evening and were handed over ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ancient-pharaonic-wall-paintings-that-caused-feud-between-egypt-and-the-louvre-arrive-in-cairo-244410/">Ancient pharaonic wall paintings that caused feud between Egypt and the Louvre arrive in Cairo</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>French rocker Johnny Hallyday wakes from medically induced coma</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 09:39:53 +0000</pubDate>
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French rocker Hallyday wakes from coma
PARIS — Johnny Hallyday&#8217;s press relations office says the French rocker has emerged from a medically induced coma he had been in since last week.

In an e-mail, the Paris-based 96b press relations office said doctors at L.A.&#8217;s Cedars Sinai hospital woke Hallyday up on Monday.
Doctors at the hospital had induced ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/french-rocker-johnny-hallyday-wakes-from-medically-induced-coma-244182/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : French rocker Johnny Hallyday wakes from medically induced coma</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Section of Eiffel Tower&#8217;s original staircase sold at Paris auction for $150,000</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 19:07:17 +0000</pubDate>
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Eiffel Tower&#8217;s first stairs sold at Paris auction

PARIS — A section of the Eiffel Tower&#8217;s original staircase has sold for euro105,400 ($154,380) in an auction of Paris memorabilia.
The 40 painted iron steps had been estimated at a much lower price, euro50,000-euro60,000. Organizers of the Paris auction say Gustave Eiffel himself climbed the stairs during the .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/section-of-eiffel-towers-original-staircase-sold-at-paris-auction-for-150000-243909/" title="Section of Eiffel Tower&#8217;s original staircase sold at Paris auction for $150,000">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>France returns wall paintings sought by Egypt after feud</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:05:44 +0000</pubDate>
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France returns wall paintings sought by Egypt

PARIS — Fragments of an ancient wall painting that caused a feud between Egypt and the Louvre Museum are heading home.
France returned the ancient artwork to Egyptian officials after President Hosni Mubarak inspected one of the fragments following a visit with his French counterpart, Nicolas Sarkozy. The pockmarked slab ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/france-returns-wall-paintings-sought-by-egypt-after-feud-243893/">France returns wall paintings sought by Egypt after feud</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy says she&#8217;d be satisfied if husband serves just 1 term</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 11:52:52 +0000</pubDate>
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1 term&#8217;s enough for France&#8217;s Carla Bruni
PARIS — French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy says it&#8217;s up to her husband to decide whether to run for a second term in office in 2012 but says &#8220;one term would satisfy me.&#8221;

In an interview that aired Sunday on TF1 television, Bruni-Sarkozy hailed her husband, President Nicolas Sarkozy, as .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/french-first-lady-carla-bruni-sarkozy-says-shed-be-satisfied-if-husband-serves-just-1-term-243768/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Assailants scrawl swastika and &#8216;Sieg Heil&#8217;, hang pig feet on mosque in southern France</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Dec 2009 19:03:24 +0000</pubDate>
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Anti-Muslim graffiti found on French mosque

CASTRES, France — Police say assailants have scrawled a Nazi slogan and hung pig feet on a mosque in southern France.
Interior Minister Brice Hortefeux has denounced the &#8220;vile and racist desecration&#8221; of the mosque in the town of Castres.
Police say the swastika in black paint and slogans including Hitler salute ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/assailants-scrawl-swastika-and-sieg-heil-hang-pig-feet-on-mosque-in-southern-france-243591/">Assailants scrawl swastika and &#8216;Sieg Heil&#8217;, hang pig feet on mosque in southern France</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Villages in Spain&#8217;s Catalonia region hold nonbinding vote on independence</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Dec 2009 13:42:24 +0000</pubDate>
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Catalan villages ponder independence from Spain

VILAFRANCA DEL PENEDES, Spain — Advocates of independence for the proud, economically powerful region of Catalonia asked residents Sunday to cast symbolic votes in favor of breaking away from Spain.
Many in this ancient winemaking land have long complained that they contribute far more to the Spanish national budget than they ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/villages-in-spains-catalonia-region-hold-nonbinding-vote-on-independence-243533/">Read more : Villages in Spain&#8217;s Catalonia region hold nonbinding vote on independence</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Top French investigator says 3rd search for Air France black boxes to start in February</title>
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Official: 3rd Air France black box search in Feb.

RIO DE JANEIRO — A new, three-month hunt for the black boxes of a crashed Air France jetliner will begin in February, the head of France&#8217;s accident investigation agency told relatives of crash victims on Saturday.
Jean-Paul Troadec, director of France&#8217;s Bureau of Investigations and Analysis, said that ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/top-french-investigator-says-3rd-search-for-air-france-black-boxes-to-start-in-february-243341/">Top French investigator says 3rd search for Air France black boxes to start in February</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Societe Generale pays Dexia €676M to take full control of French retail bank Credit du Nord</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 10:49:38 +0000</pubDate>
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Societe Generale takes control of Credit du Nord

PARIS — French bank Societe Generale said Friday it has taken full control of French retail bank Credit du Nord after buying out a stake held by Dexia SA.
Societe Generale said it had paid Dexia a total of €676 million (US$995.75 million), including €645 million for Credit du .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/societe-generale-pays-dexia-e676m-to-take-full-control-of-french-retail-bank-credit-du-nord-242870/">Societe Generale pays Dexia €676M to take full control of French retail bank Credit du Nord</a>.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 10:48:35 +0000</pubDate>
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Societe Generale takes control of Credit du Nord

PARIS — French bank Societe Generale said Friday it has taken full control of French retail bank Credit du Nord after buying out a stake held by Dexia SA.
Societe Generale said it had paid Dexia a total of euro676 million (US$995.75 million), including euro645 million for Credit du .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/societe-generale-pays-dexia-euro676m-to-take-full-control-of-french-retail-bank-credit-du-nord-242869/" title="Societe Generale pays Dexia euro676M to take full control of French retail bank Credit du Nord">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Auction to sell pieces of Paris, including some original steps of Eiffel Tower</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 21:06:48 +0000</pubDate>
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Evocative pieces of Paris to be auctioned
PARIS — Pieces of old Paris from a lamp post to a park bench go on the auction block next week, with the piece de resistance 40 iron steps from the Eiffel Tower, all 7.8 meters (25.6 feet) of them.

&#8220;Paris Mon Amour,&#8221; the title given to the auction Monday ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/auction-to-sell-pieces-of-paris-including-some-original-steps-of-eiffel-tower-242650/">Original article on  : Auction to sell pieces of Paris, including some original steps of Eiffel Tower</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>French aviation officials examine distress call on Air France&#8217;s Rio-Paris flight</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:22:52 +0000</pubDate>
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French investigate turbulent Rio-Paris flight

PARIS — French aviation investigators are examining an emergency distress call from an Air France flight hit by turbulence last month, saying it could shed light on the June crash of a plane heading from Rio de Janeiro to Paris.
Air France Flight 445 made it through heavy turbulence on November 29 ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/french-aviation-officials-examine-distress-call-on-air-frances-rio-paris-flight-242468/" title="French aviation officials examine distress call on Air France&#8217;s Rio-Paris flight">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police recover nearly euro800,000 ($1,181,900) in jewels stolen from Cartier store in France</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 20:20:42 +0000</pubDate>
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French police recover jewelry stolen from Cartier

PARIS — Police say they have recovered nearly €800,000 ($1,181,900) in jewels stolen last month in a holdup at a Cartier jewelry store in the southeastern French city of Lyon.
A police official says officers came across the stash by accident while searching the apartment of a suspect in another .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-recover-nearly-euro800000-1181900-in-jewels-stolen-from-cartier-store-in-france-241662/" title="Police recover nearly euro800,000 ($1,181,900) in jewels stolen from Cartier store in France">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>1788 Cognac sells for euro25,000 at Paris auction of wine, spirits from Tour d&#8217;Argent restaurant</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:54:34 +0000</pubDate>
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1788 Cognac sells for euro25,000 at Paris auction

PARIS — A bottle of 1788 Vieux Cognac has sold at a Paris auction of wine and spirits for euro25,000 ($36,935).
The cognac, which pre-dates the French Revolution by a year, was part of a sale of 18,000 bottles from Paris&#8217; Tour d&#8217;Argent. The restaurant has one of the ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/1788-cognac-sells-for-euro25000-at-paris-auction-of-wine-spirits-from-tour-dargent-restaurant-241586/">1788 Cognac sells for euro25,000 at Paris auction of wine, spirits from Tour d&#8217;Argent restaurant</a>.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:53:59 +0000</pubDate>
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1788 Cognac sells for €25,000 at Paris auction

PARIS — A bottle of 1788 Vieux Cognac has sold at a Paris auction of wine and spirits for €25,000 ($36,935).
The cognac, which pre-dates the French Revolution by a year, was part of a sale of 18,000 bottles from Paris&#8217; Tour d&#8217;Argent. The restaurant has one of the .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/1788-cognac-sells-for-e25000-at-paris-auction-of-wine-spirits-from-tour-dargent-restaurant-241585/">1788 Cognac sells for €25,000 at Paris auction of wine, spirits from Tour d&#8217;Argent restaurant</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Versailles chateau closed to tourists as French museum worker strike continues</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 12:03:21 +0000</pubDate>
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Versailles closed as French museum strike spreads

PARIS — The royal palace at Versailles is closed to visitors because of a museum workers&#8217; strike that has disrupted the Louvre and other French tourist attractions.
A Versailles official says the chateau, which normally gets thousands of visitors daily, is closed Thursday for lack of enough personnel. The extensive .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/versailles-chateau-closed-to-tourists-as-french-museum-worker-strike-continues-239213/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Versailles chateau closed to tourists as French museum worker strike continues</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>12 detained at Paris auction house over stolen Courbet painting</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:26:33 +0000</pubDate>
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12 detained in Paris over stolen painting
PARIS — French police detained 12 people in a sweep of a respected Paris auction house Wednesday after finding a stolen Courbet painting worth €900,000 ($1.3 million) at an employee&#8217;s house.

Police raids on the Hotel Drouot, its warehouses and homes of employees uncovered other small artworks believed to have ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/12-detained-at-paris-auction-house-over-stolen-courbet-painting-238938/">12 detained at Paris auction house over stolen Courbet painting</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Paris museums, including Pompidou and d&#8217;Orsay, closed due to strike; Louvre partially hit</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:22:14 +0000</pubDate>
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Many Paris museums closed due to strike
PARIS — On a gray, drizzly day just made for a Paris museum visit, workers at the city&#8217;s premier art institutions went on strike, leaving tourists out in the cold Wednesday and some residents worried about the image that France projects.

The Pompidou Center modern art museum and the Musee .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/paris-museums-including-pompidou-and-dorsay-closed-due-to-strike-louvre-partially-hit-238789/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Paris museums, including Pompidou and d&#8217;Orsay, closed due to strike; Louvre partially hit</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Main Paris museums, including Pompidou and d&#8217;Orsay, closed due to strike; Louvre partially hit</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:52:28 +0000</pubDate>
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Some main Paris museums closed due to strike

PARIS — On a gray, drizzly day just made for a Paris museum visit, the city&#8217;s premier art institutions were hit by strikes that left tourists out in the cold and had some French people worried about the image their country projects to foreigners.
The Pompidou Center modern art .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/main-paris-museums-including-pompidou-and-dorsay-closed-due-to-strike-louvre-partially-hit-238779/">Main Paris museums, including Pompidou and d&#8217;Orsay, closed due to strike; Louvre partially hit</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Main Paris museums, including Louvre, Pompidou and d&#8217;Orsay, closed due to strike</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 10:15:32 +0000</pubDate>
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Main Paris museums closed due to strike
PARIS — Some of the French capital&#8217;s most important museums, including the Louvre, the Pompidou Center and the Musee d&#8217;Orsay, are closed because of a strike.

Strikers are upset about a government policy not to replace half of retiring public servants.
The work stoppage began at the Pompidou modern art museum .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/main-paris-museums-including-louvre-pompidou-and-dorsay-closed-due-to-strike-238653/">Main Paris museums, including Louvre, Pompidou and d&#8217;Orsay, closed due to strike</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Iraqi shoe-thrower who tried to bean Bush has to duck in a similar fashion</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:04:01 +0000</pubDate>
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Iraqi shoe-thrower finds out what it was like

PARIS — The Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at President George W. Bush in Baghdad last year had a taste of his own medicine Tuesday when he nearly got beaned by a shoe thrower at a news conference in Paris.
Muntadhar al-Zeidi ducked and the shoe hit the .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/iraqi-shoe-thrower-who-tried-to-bean-bush-has-to-duck-in-a-similar-fashion-238340/">Iraqi shoe-thrower who tried to bean Bush has to duck in a similar fashion</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Hepburn&#8217;s high fashion wardrobe, seen in flims, goes on display ahead of auction</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/hepburns-high-fashion-wardrobe-seen-in-flims-goes-on-display-ahead-of-auction-238337/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:54:02 +0000</pubDate>
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Audrey Hepburn&#8217;s designer gowns hit auction blocks

PARIS — Audrey Hepburn fans got a sneak peek Tuesday of dozens of garments and personal effects once belonging to the movie star that will hit the auction blocks next week.
A Givenchy black lace dress that Hepburn wore in &#8220;How to Steal a Million&#8221; and a demure ivory wedding .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hepburns-high-fashion-wardrobe-seen-in-flims-goes-on-display-ahead-of-auction-238337/">Hepburn&#8217;s high fashion wardrobe, seen in flims, goes on display ahead of auction</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US Justice Dept confirms Guantanamo detainee transfers to France, Hungary</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:09:43 +0000</pubDate>
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Justice Dept: Gitmo transfers to France, Hungary

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department says it has sent a Guantanamo detainee to France, and another to Hungary.
The transfers immediately followed the hand-over of two other detainees to Italy to face trial on terrorism charges.
The United States sent Saber Lahmar to France. In 2008, a U.S. judge had ordered ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-justice-dept-confirms-guantanamo-detainee-transfers-to-france-hungary-238259/">US Justice Dept confirms Guantanamo detainee transfers to France, Hungary</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Audrey Hepburn&#8217;s classic chic wardrobe, including Givenchy gowns, on display ahead of auction</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:28:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jenny Barchfield</dc:creator>
		
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Audrey Hepburn&#8217;s Givenchy gowns hit auction blocks

PARIS — Audrey Hepburn fans got a sneak peak Tuesday of dozens of garments and personal effects once belonging to the movie star that will hit the auction blocks next week.
A Givenchy black lace dress that Hepburn wore in &#8220;How to Steal a Million&#8221; and a demure ivory wedding ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/audrey-hepburns-classic-chic-wardrobe-including-givenchy-gowns-on-display-ahead-of-auction-238243/" title="Audrey Hepburn&#8217;s classic chic wardrobe, including Givenchy gowns, on display ahead of auction">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>2 Tunisians held at Guantanamo arrive in Italy, to be tried on unspecified charges</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:30:32 +0000</pubDate>
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2 Guantanamo detainees arrive in Italy
ROME — Two Tunisians who had been detained at Guantanamo arrived in Italy late Monday and will be tried on international terrorism charges for having allegedly recruited fighters for Afghanistan, officials said.
Adel Ben Mabrouk, 39, and Mohamed Ben Riadh Nasri, 43, are suspected of being members of a ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/2-tunisians-held-at-guantanamo-arrive-in-italy-to-be-tried-on-unspecified-charges-237788/">Original article on  : 2 Tunisians held at Guantanamo arrive in Italy, to be tried on unspecified charges</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>French presidency: France, Rwanda agree to restore diplomatic relations</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:17:09 +0000</pubDate>
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France and Rwanda agree to restore ties
PARIS — France and Rwanda have agreed to restore diplomatic ties, the French president&#8217;s office said Sunday, three years after relations were severed when a Paris judge accused Rwandan President Paul Kagame of ordering his predecessor&#8217;s assassination.

President Nicolas Sarkozy&#8217;s chief of staff, Claude Gueant, had discussions with Kagame in ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/french-presidency-france-rwanda-agree-to-restore-diplomatic-relations-237284/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : French presidency: France, Rwanda agree to restore diplomatic relations</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Britain, France back global fund to help poor countries reach goals for easing climate change</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 22:35:01 +0000</pubDate>
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PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad — The leaders of Britain and France gave their backing Friday to a global fund that would provide billions of dollars to poor countries to help them reduce the output of greenhouse gases linked to climate change.
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and French ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/britain-france-back-global-fund-to-help-poor-countries-reach-goals-for-easing-climate-change-236744/" title="Britain, France back global fund to help poor countries reach goals for easing climate change">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>EU Parliament endorses new rights for Internet and phone users</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:29:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Wielaard</dc:creator>
		
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EU assembly adopts Internet, phone user rights

STRASBOURG, France — The European Parliament has endorsed new telecom rules that would give phone and Internet users more rights and allow them to appeal to national courts if they are cut off for illegal file-sharing.
The rules endorsed Tuesday are part of a broad telecommunications package that also aims .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/eu-parliament-endorses-new-rights-for-internet-and-phone-users-235809/" title="EU Parliament endorses new rights for Internet and phone users">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy says &#8216;yes&#8217; to Woody Allen&#8217;s film role proposal</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:50:08 +0000</pubDate>
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Bruni-Sarkozy says &#8216;yes&#8217; to Woody film proposal

PARIS — Woody Allen has successfully courted France&#8217;s first lady, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy.
The former supermodel and wife of President Nicolas Sarkozy says she&#8217;s agreed to be in the famed director&#8217;s next film, but doesn&#8217;t know what role he has in store for her and admits she could be a terrible .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/french-first-lady-carla-bruni-sarkozy-says-yes-to-woody-allens-film-role-proposal-235673/">Source &nbsp;: French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy says &#8216;yes&#8217; to Woody Allen&#8217;s film role proposal</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>France opens collective soul-searching in debates on the national identity</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:45:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elaine Ganley</dc:creator>
		
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Soul-searching debates on the French identity

PARIS — The Great Debate gets under way Wednesday, led off with a grand question: &#8220;For you, what does it mean to be French?&#8221;
This is neither a pompous academic exercise in France&#8217;s elite schools nor a TV game show. It is the French government&#8217;s effort to clarify — with citizen .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/france-opens-collective-soul-searching-in-debates-on-the-national-identity-235625/">France opens collective soul-searching in debates on the national identity</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>EU urges US to spell out long-term climate goal, says climate deal hinges on US, China</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:58:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Wielaard</dc:creator>
		
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EU: US should spell out long-term climate goal

STRASBOURG, France — The United States should be ready to spell out its long-term vision for reducing carbon emissions over the next two decades, not just until 2020, the European Union said Tuesday.
With two weeks to go before a global climate conference, the EU urged Washington and Beijing ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/eu-urges-us-to-spell-out-long-term-climate-goal-says-climate-deal-hinges-on-us-china-235075/" title="EU urges US to spell out long-term climate goal, says climate deal hinges on US, China">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Sudanese woman praised by French foreign minister for fighting pants law</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:47:21 +0000</pubDate>
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Sudanese woman praised for fighting pants law

PARIS — France&#8217;s foreign minister has praised the courage of a journalist who has led a fight against a law in Sudan allowing for women to be flogged for wearing pants.
Bernard Kouchner says Lubna Hussein — who was released in September after two months behind bars — is a ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sudanese-woman-praised-by-french-foreign-minister-for-fighting-pants-law-235042/">Sudanese woman praised by French foreign minister for fighting pants law</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>St. Bart&#8217;s: Tiny Caribbean jewel for Francophiles, foodies and fashionistas</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:16:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sofia Mannos</dc:creator>
		
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St. Bart&#8217;s: Tiny Caribbean jewel for food, fashion

ST. JEAN, St. Barthelemy — Wheels up at the island of St. Maarten and we skim across the waters of the French West Indies to St. Barthelemy — a tiny Caribbean jewel for Francophiles, foodies and fashionistas.
The island is a haven for the chic and the hip. Cutoffs ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/st-barts-tiny-caribbean-jewel-for-francophiles-foodies-and-fashionistas-234701/">St. Bart&#8217;s: Tiny Caribbean jewel for Francophiles, foodies and fashionistas</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Fox Filmed Entertainment head calls for US to follow French lead on Internet piracy</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:34:38 +0000</pubDate>
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Fox CEO wants US to join France on Internet piracy

ATHENS, Greece — The CEO of Fox Filmed Entertainment says the U.S. should join France in cutting off the Internet connection of users who repeatedly download copyright-protected films.
Jim Gianopulos says punishing repeat offenders would help create &#8220;a level playing field&#8221; for filmmakers.
He said Monday that piracy ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/fox-filmed-entertainment-head-calls-for-us-to-follow-french-lead-on-internet-piracy-234628/" title="Fox Filmed Entertainment head calls for US to follow French lead on Internet piracy">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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