France hopes for Kerry victory, but knows no quick fix for US ties
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The US presidential race is being followed with close attention in France, where an overwhelming preference for a Democrat victory is balanced by the sober recognition that -- whatever the result -- there will be no quick fix for damaged bilateral ties.
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A series of polls conducted in 10 countries showed that only citizens of Israel and Russia hope to see US President George W. Bush beat Democrat Sen. John Kerry, where as in the other countries - Canada, France
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CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts It is no secret that many European leaders preferred Senator John Kerry to President George W. Bush. Some observers, like Timothy Garton Ash of Oxford University, predicted that if
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Democratic presidential nominee Sen. John Kerry conceded yesterday that he probably will not be able to convince France and Germany to contribute troops to Iraq if he is elected president.
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US President George W. Bush is capitalizing on anti-French sentiments that have emerged in the United States since Paris opposed last year's US-led attack on Iraq, suggesting that opponent John Kerry would give France a veto over US policy.
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France and Belgium, two of the most vocal critics of the U.S. war in Iraq, would not agree Friday to a planned expansion of NATO's military training mission in Iraq, but officials were confident a deal could be reached within days.
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Whether because of his public love life or his economic policies, French voters seem to be souring on their new president
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Nearly nine out of ten French people would back John Kerry if they could vote in the U.S. election, according to an opinion poll on Friday which showed deep distrust of President Bush since the Iraq war.
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Their new president wants to get the  French to work harder to compete in global markets, but some  traditions are likely to endure -- including long holidays, a  kiss for colleagues in the morning, and a decent lunch.
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It's not easy being the leader of Europe's socialist "utopia," France. It takes a penchant for other people's money, a distinct anti-American attitude, and the ability to sleep on the run.
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France is seen by many Americans as a reluctant ally, at best, in President Bush's war on terror. But a new hostage crisis has made clear that the Gallic nation, with western Europe's largest Muslim population, is not immune to threats from radical Islam.
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While the official result of the US election won&#39;t be known until Tuesday night, at the earliest, John Kerry&#39;s campaign may already feel they know the result, thanks to a weekend football game.
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The United States and France called on Wednesday for a closer friendship after years of strained relations over Iraq as they marked the 63rd anniversary of the D-Day invasion that broke the Nazi hold on Europe.
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PARIS One would think it was their leader being elected - and many Europeans believe it is, in a way. In a tremendous show of interest unseen in previous US presidential campaigns, Europeans on both sides
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Their new president wants to get the French to work harder to compete in global markets, but some traditions are likely to endure -- including long holidays, a kiss for colleagues in the morning, and a decent lunch.
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PARIS -- France's president, Jacques Chirac, finally phoned George W. Bush yesterday to congratulate him a week after his reelection as US president, and Chirac's foreign minister, Michel Barnier, called for better trans-Atlantic ties.
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With all eyes fixed on the American presidential elections, the scale of the looming crisis in France and Germany has gone largely unremarked.