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United States goalkeeper Hope Solo gestures after U.S. beat France 3-1 in the World Cup semifinal in Moenchengladbach, Germany on Wednesday, July 13, 2011. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

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U.S. players celebrate winning the World Cup semifinal match against France 3-1 in Moenchengladbach, Germany on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Yves Logghe)

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United States' Abby Wambach celebrates scoring her team's second goal on July 13, 2011, during the semifinal match between the United States and France at the women’s soccer World Cup in Moenchengladbach, Germany. (Associated Press)

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From left: France's Gaetane Thiney, United States' Abby Wambach and France's Sandrine Soubeyrand go for the ball during the semifinal match between France and the United States at the Women’s Soccer World Cup in Moenchengladbach, Germany, on July 13, 2011. (Associated Press)

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France players celebrate after their team won the quarterfinal match against England on penalty shots in the Women’s Soccer World Cup in Leverkusen, Germany on Saturday. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

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Stage winner Rui Alberto Costa of Portugal celebrates on the podium of the 8th stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 189 kilometers (117.5 miles) starting in Aigurande and finishing in Super Besse Sancy, central France, Saturday July 9, 2011. (AP Photo/Laurent Rebours)

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Edvald Boasson Hagen of Norway raises his arms as he crosses the finish line to win the sixth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 226.5 kilometers (140.7 miles) starting in Dinan, Brittany, and finishing in Lisieux, Normandy, western France, Thursday July 7, 2011. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

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Thomas Levet of France celebrates his victory after winning the French Golf Open at the Golf National in Saint Quentin en Yvelines, West of Paris, Sunday, July 3, 2011. (AP Photo/Bob Edme)

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New overall leader Philippe Gilbert of Belgium celebrates winning the first stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 191,5 kilometers ( 119 miles) starting in Passage du Gois and finishing in Mont des Alouettes, les Herbiers, western France, Saturday July 2, 2011. (AP Photo/Laurent Rebours)

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In this image made from television, French President Nicolas Sarkozy shakes hands on June 30, 2011, with a crowd in Brax, France, after a man in a crowd grabbed him by the shoulder and nearly knocked him to the ground. (Associated Press/French pool)

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In this image made from television, a man's hand is seen on the shoulder of French President Nicolas Sarkozy as the president shakes hands with a crowd in Brax, France, on June 30, 2011. A man in a crowd grabbed Sarkozy by the shoulder and nearly knocked him to the ground before being tackled by security officers and detained. (Associated Press/French pool)

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France's Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (left), consoles Switzerland's Roger Federer after defeating him in their match at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimbledon on June 29, 2011. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde (center) exits the International Monetary Fund in Washington on June 22, 2011. She was interviewing in competition to succeed former IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn. (Associated Press)

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Serena Williams of the United States returns a forehand shot to France's Marion Bartoli during their match at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimbledon, England, on Monday, June 27, 2011. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)

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Christine Lagarde, French finance minister, is the front-runner to take the helm at the International Monetary Fund. She consolidated her lead over the weekend with Egyptian and Indonesian backing. (Associated Press)

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Brazilian Economy Minister Guido Mantega welcomes French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde, the front-runner for chief of the International Monetary Fund. Brazil is one of several countries that wants the IMF search to go outside of Europe. (Associated Press)