Daft Punk in centre of French political storm
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DAFT PUNK are the centre of a political storm in France after barring the two main candidates for the upcoming presidential elections from using one of their tracks as a campaign song.
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PARIS - French President Nicolas Sarkozy's first real test after five months in office comes at rush hour today, with a strike disrupting flights and trains around Europe, and stripping Paris of public transport - all because of anger over plans to trim some retirement packages.
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Four canceled performances of a Mozart  opera have reignited an anxious and heated debate in Europe  over free speech, self-censorship and Islam.
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French farmers on Wednesday threatened widespread protests next week if the government failed to find a solution to soaring fuel costs they say have cut into farm revenues.
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The French Government has moved to appease cinema and theatre patrons who complain about the shrill ring tones and incessant beeps from mobile phones.
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France's governing centre-right party, the UMP, holds its end-of-summer gathering in Marseille this weekend.
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The French prime minister defended thousands of job cuts at Airbus on Thursday, but protests over the losses at the planemaker silenced three German plants in a backlash that could threaten recovery hopes.
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With a harder edge and a French pedigree, a new strain of electronica seeps into summer.
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Le Grand Palais is where Parisians go to worship Les Grands Artistes &#151; Delacroix, for example, or Renoir or Manet. So the latest show there is practically a revolution.
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Jean-Marie Le Pen is shaking up France's election season, thanks to some surprising new supporters
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Franceâs art world appears to be losing its political clout, but can a new leader energize the countryâs play-it-safe art scene?
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Nicolas Sarkozy is the right wing's only hope for retaining power in next year's French presidential election. The problem is, the incumbent simply doesn't like him
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French Socialist heavyweights braved a key test in the battle to represent their party in presidential elections next year as they lined up to defend their ideas before thousands of activists.
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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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What do thumping beats and rap music have to do with France's presidential election?
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Everyone, it seems, is turning against Nicolas Sarkozy. The candidate for the Elysee has seen his popularity plummet along his colleagues - both on the right and the left.
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Winemakers worried by a slump in sales stage street protests calling on the French government for help.