Popularity in search of purpose - Chirac's monumental career at the top
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Jacques Chirac is remembered abroad as the French president who stood up to the United States over the Iraq war and battled for national influence in a globalising world, but at home the legacy of his monumental career remains deeply ambiguous.
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French President Jacques Chirac's popularity has sunk to its lowest level in seven years because of fears over the economy and Turkey's bid to join the European Union, an opinion poll showed Sunday.
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By looking after Yasser Arafat in his last days and sending his body home with full honours, France reinforced its image as a major Palestinian ally and attempted to position itself as a key player should the ...
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They are the moments he is best known for. He is the master of the dramatic, the player who makes the fans hold their breath, the man who keeps everyone - teammates included - on the edge of their seats.
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NEW YORK Even by French standards, the country&#39;s new president&#39;s personal life has been a captivating soap opera, one that even overshadowed the campaign trail. A less obvious detail is the mÃ©nage Ã  trois of advertising rivals playing behind-the-scene roles.
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France's popular president leads national day celebrations with several breaks with tradition.
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French centre-right candidate Nicolas Sarkozy, the frontrunner to succeed Jacques Chirac as president, has distanced himself from the Chirac era.Comment
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There comes the moment in the career of many directors when they are compelled to tell the story of a great man in whose life they seem to see a glimmer of their own image.
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French President Jacques Chirac is expected to announce his retirement on Sunday, as the current favourite to replace him, Nicolas Sarkozy, continues to make waves on the issue of immigration.
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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.
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French President Jacques Chirac&#39;s views on the EU arms embargo against China have been a focus of a visit there as he cultivates new business opportunities.
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French president Jacques Chirac delivers a speech at the Elysee Palace in Paris on 3 February.Comment
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In so many ways, French politician and presidential aspirant Nicolas Sarkozy is a breath of fresh air in French and European politics.
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The French character actor gained international renown through the movies ÂIl PostinoÂ and ÂCinema Paradiso.Â
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Salma Hayek and beau Francois-Henri Pinault make it to top spot.
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IN HIM France gave the world one of the major figures of the intellectual life of our times, announced Jacques Chirac, the French president, on the day after Jacques Derrida's death.
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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.