President Chirac defends unpopular French PM
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French President Jacques Chirac stood by  beleaguered Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin on Monday,  saying his government was producing good results despite a  string of recent setbacks and controversies.
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On Tuesday, French President Jacques Chirac condemned the killing of three French expatriates in Saudi Arabia on Monday.Comment
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French President Jacques Chirac's announcement that he will leave frontline politics brought no end to the controversy over his record and legacy on Monday.Comment
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Port-au-Prince - Haiti&#39;s interim prime minister accused ousted president Jean-Bertrand Aristide on Sunday of backing a wave of violence while in exile, and criticised the South African government that is hosting Aristide for what he called violations of
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Ousted Haitian president Jean-Bertrand Aristide has rounded on his critics by denouncing Haiti&#39;s prime minister as a &quot;killer&quot; responsible for the latest wave of violence in his home country.
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French President Jacques Chirac on Wednesday called for an end to contempt and hate at ceremony marking the 60th anniversary of Paris&#39; liberation from Nazi occupation.
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French President Jacques Chirac agreed to disagree with Prime Minister Tony Blair over Iraq on Thursday but pledged full cooperation, from Africa to the Middle East, when
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President Chirac warns French journalists against going to Iraq, two days after a reporter disappeared in Baghdad.
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French President Jacques Chirac said, in a discrete statement at a European Union (EU) summit in Brussels, that EU leaders who oppose Turkey&#39;s future membership are behaving irresponsibly.
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French President Jacques Chirac plays down the threat from a nuclear-armed Iran, but later reconsiders.
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Former French PM Dominique de Villepin criticises the style of his one-time rival, President Nicolas Sarkozy.
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France's President Chirac condemns racist violence that led to a policeman shooting dead a football fan.
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French newspapers mustered polite praise for Jacques Chirac on Monday, one day after France's veteran leader announced he would not seek another term as president, while at home and abroad there was also candid criticism of his record in office.
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French President Jacques Chirac toned down his criticism of Britain&#39;s role in the Iraq war as he arrived yesterday on a two-day visit celebrating the Entente
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French President Jacques Chirac grimaces as he attends a press conference in Mettlach.Comment
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Jacques Chirac, the French president, is to miss an EU summit meeting today with the interim Iraqi prime minister, Ayad Allawi. Aides to Mr Chirac, an opponent of the US-led war, denied the move was a snub
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Jean Chretien, Canada's former prime minister defends his involvement in a sponsorship funds scandal.