France&#39;s American problem
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PARIS -- US diplomats here respond to Jacques Chirac&#39;s continued Yankee-bashing following George W. Bush&#39;s re-election by saying the French president is out of step with his people, who are not nearly that anti-American.
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Sometimes you&#39;ll hear a too-full-of-himself showbiz type pronounce in grave tones that the political situation is so desperate, he&#39;ll move to France if President Bush wins re-election.
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PARIS - France issued an implicit criticism of U.S. foreign policy on Thursday, rejecting talk of a "war on terror".Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin, speaking in parliament, expressed these views on global ...
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The news of Jean-Martin FolzÂs early departure illustrated that Europe shares the same problems facing the U.S. auto industry.
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Anybody who might question France's determination to portray itself as a loyal friend of the Arab Middle East need only take a look at the government's agenda.
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Attention will inevitably focus on the relationship between France and Britain following the split over the Iraq war and on Britainâs closeness with the United States.
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The power exerted by the United States in the world is viewed increasingly negatively in Europe, according to a study of transatlantic relations published by the German Marshall Fund of the United States and the Compagnia di San Paolo of Italy.
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She electrified France last fall, but the Socialist presidential candidate has hurt her chances with a succession of foreign-policy gaffes. Can she get the wind back in her sails?
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England&#39;s Paul Casey has been busy repairing Anglo-American relations as he prepares for this week&#39;s World Cup. Casey told a Sunday newspaper he &quot;hated Americans&quot; but claims it was a part tongue-in-cheek reference to Europe&#39;s Ryder Cup motivation methods.
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PARIS When I heard George W. Bush and Ghazi al-Yawar, the interim Iraqi president, speak of elections as the &quot;savior&quot; for freedom-hungry Iraqis in the midst of war, I was reminded with Queen Marie Antoinette&#39;s infamous solution to the starving French
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THIS IS NOT a good weekend to hold a presidential election if you are not American and would like to have the attention of the United States and its major allies.
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NO other country today affects the world the way America does. Americans have a full appreciation of their nation&#39;s immense power but, in general, they tend to have a retarded view of the great responsibility that comes with this power.
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To be an American cyclist in the Tour de France is to toil in the shadows of two prominent and controversial American riders: Lance Armstrong and Floyd Landis
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After years of snubbing Mickey, leaders give flagging theme park a hand. For years, France has fought what it sees as an American cultural invasion, powered by Hollywood movies, U.S. pop music and giant brands ...
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An unlikely icon is at the center of President Sarkozy's latest problem with some parts of the public
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George Bush&#39;s foreign policy is simple: don&#39;t mess with America. The same, it appears, applies to economic policy as well.
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"It's an excellent relationship"  He talks tough on Iran, likes President Bush and wants quotas on immigrants. And he's French.The frank-talking President Nicolas Sarkozy is out to puncture stereotypes about ivory tower French leaders as he makes his United Nations debut this week, laying out a new foreign policy that slides Paris closer to Washington on world hot spots.Sarkozy's differences with the United States _ over global warming, in particular _ may also make a mark at this year's U.N. General Assembly.American eyes will be on the conservative Sarkozy as much for his U.S.-friendly attitude as for his policies. It has been a long time since U.S. officials so eagerly awaited a French president, after the long chill under Iraq-war-opponent Jacques Chirac and decades of differences over issues from Middle East peace to European communism. Read more