France's Chirac seen bowing out in TV address
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French President Jacques Chirac is expected to confirm that he will not stand for re-election when he appears on television on Sunday, marking the end of a political career spanning more than four decades.
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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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French President Nicolas Sarkozy's spokesman on Monday pulled out of the mayoral race in a chic Paris suburb after Sarkozy's son disavowed him Â a surprise turnaround that left France's conservatives reeling.
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PARIS-The television broadcasts are infused with violence and hate. The predicament facing the French government is how to stop them.
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Jacques Chirac, admired and scorned during 12 years as president of France, leaves a legacy as mixed and ambiguous as the man himself.Comment
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Amid reports he'll wed, the French president's popularity wanes  -  though clearly not with Carla Bruni
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PARIS  -  Setting the stage for a suspenseful presidential race, French President Jacques Chirac announced Sunday that he would not run for a third term after 12 years in office and 40 years in politics.Comment
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President Jacques Chirac has been busy talking up the advantages of trade with France on his current Asian tour - but back home the newspapers have been lukewarm on his performance.
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Spotted with famous friends seemingly as often as politicians, the French may soon tire of their president spending too much time with celebrities
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France&#39;s president left a Brussels meeting early in what has been widely seen as a refusal to meet Iraq&#39;s prime minister. Jacques Chirac left a European Union summit Thursday
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French President Jacques Chirac gestures while speaking during a final media conference at an EU summit in Brussels, Friday March 9, 2007.Comment
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French President Jacques Chirac was expected to announce Sunday that he will not stand as a candidate in next month's presidential elections, confirming that he plans to retire in May after more than 40 years in politics.
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Jacques Chirac, admired and scorned during 12 years as France's president, announced Sunday he will not seek a third term in elections this spring &#151; a widely expected move given his low popularity, his age and a conservative rival who has siphoned off his political base.
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Nicolas Sarkozy says his country will stop broadcasting its multi-language 24-hour news channel, France 24.
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Dec 14, 2004 (AXcess News) Paris - A French satellite television provider says a channel operated by Lebanon&#39;s Hezbollah militant group has ended its broadcasts to France.
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French President Jacques Chirac is expected to announce his retirement Sunday, telling the nation he will not contest elections in April as a new poll showed strong gains for a centrist outsider.
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For Jacques Chirac, the legal clock is ticking: At midnight Saturday, the former French leader officially loses his presidential immunity, and could face investigators' questions &#151; or worse.