France holds first Bastille Day celebrations under Sarkozy
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Saturday led his first Bastille Day celebrations since taking office, giving pride of place to regiments from across Europe in the traditional military parade.
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy&#39;s government on Thursday unveiled details of a costly masterplan to &quot;shock&quot; the economy back to life, the first part of his ambitious economic and social reform drive.
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy married supermodel-turned-singer Carla Bruni at the Elysee Palace on Saturday, French radio reported quoting several witnesses.
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Parisians celebrated Wednesday in music and dance for the 60th anniversary of Paris&#39; liberation from Nazi occupation. Hundreds of thousands people watched the parades of two French
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PARIS Aug. 25, 2004 - With French and American flags, vintage military vehicles and heartfelt memories, Paris on Wednesday marked the 60th anniversary of its liberation from the occupying Nazis the day the
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France's main party of the Right, controlled for 28 years by President Jacques Chirac, passed into the hands of a new generation yesterday at a ceremony that bore more than a passing resemblance to a glitzy ...
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France's political sphere changed dramatically when Nicolas Sarkozy, the ambitious finance minister, was formally named the new leader of the ruling conservative party -- widely seen as the start of his march to replace Jacques Chirac as French president in 2007.
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Voting began in the first round of France's legislative election on Sunday with President Nicolas Sarkozy's conservative UMP party expected to strengthen its hold on power.
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Troops from all 27 European Union nations marched in France's Bastille Day parade for the first time Saturday, part of a revamped celebration enacted by new President Nicolas Sarkozy.
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Gays across France are celebrating the launch of the country's first television channel for homosexuals, anticipating a pink mixture of fashion, travel, talk, cult movies, music and soap operas.
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Ceremonies that drew thousands of people into the streets culminated with a solemn tribute to the heroes of the liberation at Paris City Hall - followed by a jubilant outdoor ball.
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French interior minister Nicolas Sarkozy addresses party activists shortly as he begins his bid for the presidency.
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French Interior Minister and presidential hopeful Nicolas Sarkozy paid tribute Saturday to New York City's police and residents for their bravery on Sept. 11, 2001, two days ahead of the anniversary of the attacks.
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy married his girlfriend Carla Bruni on Saturday at the Elysee Palace, French radio station RTL reported, quoting witnesses.
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Celebrations to mark the centenary of the Entente Cordiale between Britain and France took a musical turn Saturday with a big concert in London bringing together stars from both sides of the Channel.
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France's popular president leads national day celebrations with several breaks with tradition.
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Vandals scrawled swastikas and  racist slogans on the walls of two mosques in France and set  fire to one of them on Sunday, the day French Muslims started  celebrating Ramadan.