France's Queen of Chickens struts its stuff
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It is no surprise that France, which has a proud rooster as its unofficial emblem, is holding a week of celebrations to mark the anniversary of the Queen of Chickens -- the poulet de Bresse.
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Hailed by 40,000 delirious supporters, France&#39;s most popular politician yesterday took triumphant control of its ruling centre-right party, promising to restore battered Gallic pride with a mix of honesty, energy and new ideas.
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French weekly magazine Paris Match touches up a photograph of President Nicolas Sarkozy's "love handles".
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Brigitte Bardot, the French former film  goddess turned animal rights activist, quietly celebrated her  70th birthday on Tuesday -- as flocks of devoted fans poured to  a Paris auction to snatch up her memorabilia.
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SOMERSET, Pennsylvania - Henrietta the chicken was living inconspicuously for 18 months among 36,000 other chickens at Brendle Farms - until a farm foreman discovered she had four legs. Farm-owner Mike Brendle was amazed by the discovery among his standard two-legged, egg-laying hens.
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LOS ANGELES  - The French are no longer  alone.
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French socialist Segolene Royal brushes over criticism during her first overseas trip as presidential candidate.
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She's French. She's female. And she is causing quite a stir. Christine Lagarde, the first woman finance minister for a G-8 nation, was rated the best minister in President Nicolas Sarkozy's government last month by one of France's top-selling newspapers. Not bad for a political newcomer who only two years ago was unknown outside legal and business circles, and who is vocally pro-market in a capitalism-wary nation.
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Rachida Dati, a self-made daughter of immigrants, triumphantly joined the Cabinet as the star symbol for the president's bid to make France value its diversity. But the hard-charging justice minister has lately hit some speed bumps.
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Checked your chicken lately? There's a lot of value in the coop.
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France&#39;s energetic and outspoken finance minister, Nicolas Sarkozy, today took over the leadership of the country&#39;s ruling party, giving him a vehicle and platform to
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Travel: If you want B&Bs in France without the bacon, Louise Tickle finds that many are in the hands of the English.
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The sensuous actress who has taken over the world with not only her beauty and charm but with oodles of talent too.
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A story of love and rivalry  is spicing up the French Socialists' presidential race, with  revealing photos and bedroom gossip fanning the campaign.
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The widow of late French President Francois Mitterrand is putting many of his clothes and personal effects up for sale 12 years after his death, including silk suits, top hats, crocodile-skin cases and a shapely piggy-bank.
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The French once ignored the sex lives of their leaders. But Carla Bruni, the president's girlfriend, is now front page news
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As France gears up for 2007 presidential elections, Ms. Royal, a chic mother of four, leads the polls.