Friends and foes mark the end of Chirac era
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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.
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Business & money: Â· Two years of strife over dual control ends  Â· France and Germany fall out over raising new funds
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French President Jacques Chirac is  expected to announce his retirement from frontline politics on  Sunday after a 45-year career that was strong on symbolic  gestures but short on concrete reforms.
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FRENCH President Jacques Chirac, who vowed to forge a &quot;true partnership&quot; with Libya, today wrapped up the latest top-level Western visit to Tripoli as it returns from years in the diplomatic wilderness.
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PARIS, Jun 21 (IPS) - For the last six years, the date Jun. 16, 2007 was  the most awaited day by many in France. It was the day that ended  immunity for former president Jacques Chirac from pending  corruption cases over his 12-year mandate as head of state.
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PARIS - French President Jacques Chirac announced on Sunday he would not seek a third term in office, confirming widespread expectations that he would end a 45 year career in politics after elections in ...Comment
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France and Britain are locked in a long but stormy love affair, French President Jacques Chirac said just days before his cross-Channel trip to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the nations' Entente Cordiale.
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HervÃ© Gaymard, France&#39;s agriculture minister and an ally of President Jacques Chirac, yesterday became the finance minister after Nicolas Sarkozy left to pursue presidential ambitions.
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French president Jacques Chirac poses after recording a television address from the presidential Elysee Palace in Paris, Sunday, March 11, 2007.Comment
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French President Jacques Chirac is expected to announce his retirement from frontline politics on Sunday after a 45-year career that was strong on symbolic gestures but short on concrete reforms.Comment
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She lost an election. Now S&#201;gol&#200;ne Royal has shed a mate. In France the marital exploits of the nation's pols are becoming fair game
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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 arrived in London on Thursday for a two-day visit aimed at marking the 100 anniversary of the Entente Cordiale, a 1904 pact that ended centuries
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French President Jacques Chirac, on the first visit to Libya by a French head of state in more than half a century, said Wednesday that turbulent times were over and a true partnership was ahead.
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In the presence of French President Jacques Chirac and Mr. Hu Jintao, president of the People's Republic of China, on Oct.
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French President Jacques Chirac: on his way out figures among the top &#x2019;euro-saures&#x2019; who, in accordance with the laws of evolution, must give way to a new kind of leader.Comment
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President Jacques Chirac's decision to bow out of French politics put his legacy under the spotlight Monday, while his refusal to immediately anoint a successor left next month's election race wide open.