France seeks to rescue US ties
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French Foreign Minister Michel Barnier appeals for an end to "French-bashing"  in the US.
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French-American relations are set to shift as France chooses a successor to President Jacques Chirac, who has defined himself on the world stage as an opponent of American dominance.
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In April, France's new finance minister, Nicolas Sarkozy, met with US National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice and Secretary of State Colin Powell in Washington.
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France and Germany spoke out Wednesday against a US proposal to put NATO in charge of the military and reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan, but US and other officials
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France wants a fresh start in relations with the United States and both sides have much to contribute to a renewed transatlantic partnership, Foreign Minister Michel Barnier said in comments published Monday.
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PARIS Massachusetts Senator John Kerry is hoping to improve relations between the U-S and France.
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The French government is preparing to establish a "new alliance" with the United States after next week's election, The Telegraph reported Tuesday.
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Presidential hopeful Nicolas Sarkozy, France's most unabashedly pro-American politician, sets off Saturday on a four-day visit to the United States &#151; something of a political gamble at home, where pockets of anger still simmer about Washington's foreign policy.
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Monday called for a strong Europe and for friendship with the United States in his first major address on foreign policy since taking office.
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France and the United States might not see eye to eye on Iraq, but Paris has turned on the Gaelic charm - when it comes to asking for American investment dollars.
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and her French counterpart were both on the same page: It's time for bruised trans-Atlantic ties to get a fresh start, they said.
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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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LONDON, Nov 16  - British Prime Minister Tony Blair will try this week to convince French President Jacques Chirac that Europe&#39;s frayed relations with the United States can be mended.
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy has  helped create a better climate between the United States and  Europe and could help a diplomatic effort to support Iraq, U.S.  Assistant Secretary of State Daniel Fried told a newspaper.
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France last night dispatched its foreign minister, Michel Barnier, to the Middle East in an attempt to save the lives of two journalists kidnapped by Iraqi militants who have demanded that Paris revokes its ban on Islamic headscarves in schools.
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French-American relations are set to shift as France chooses a successor to President Jacques Chirac, who has defined himself on the world stage as an opponent of American dominance.Comment
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WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, who is traveling to France this week, will press NATO countries to reduce political interference in the alliance's military operations, a US defense official said yesterday.