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French President Nicolas Sarkozy (right) and his wife, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy (center), welcome President Obama to Le Ciro's Restaurant during a dinner meeting for the G8 summit in Deauville, France, on May 26, 2011. (Associated Press)
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President Obama meets with Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan at the G-8 summit in Deauville, France, on Thursday, May 26, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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President Obama meets with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on the sidelines of the G-8 summit in Deauville, France, on Thursday, May 26, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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Charlie Davies had a bitter parting with France's FC Sochaux after his accident. (Associated Press)
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French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde announces her bid to lead the International Monetary Fund at a news conference in Paris on Wednesday, May 25, 2011. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
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Jessica Chastain promotes Terrence Malick's "The Tree of Life" at the 64th international film festival in Cannes, southern France, earlier this month. "I'm just nervous that I'm going to be the newcomer that everyone's sick of, and they don't even know my name." she said. (Associated Press)
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Associated Press Lance Armstrong, shown in Brisbane, Australia, won the Tour de France seven times, including every year from 1999 to 2005.
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** FILE ** In this April 4, 2011, file photo, actor and former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, poses after receiving the insignia of Chevalier in the Order of the Legion of Honor during the MIPTV (International Television Programme Market) in Cannes, southern France. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau, File)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS Seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong has denied ever taking performance-enhancing drugs and has never failed a drug test.
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France's Finance Minister Christine Lagarde has, in recent days, been touted in many European capitals as a good choice to replace former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn. (Associated Press)
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Danish director Lars von Trier poses on May 18, 2011, during a photo call for his film "Melancholia" at the 64th Cannes Film Festival in southern France. (Associated Press)
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Director Lars Von Trier poses May 18, 2011, for portraits after an interview with the Associated Press promoting the film Melancholia at the 64th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France. (Associated Press)
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** FILE ** French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, are seen on May 13, 2011, at the Elysee Palace in Paris. (Associated Press)
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One of the two flight recorders from Air France Flight 447, which crashed into the Atlantic Ocean in 2009, is shown in Le Bourget, France, near Paris, on Thursday, May 12, 2011. French investigators said Monday they have recovered all the flight data and cockpit voice recordings from the recorders, which were located by underwater robots and hoisted up from a depth of 13,200 feet under the sea. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn was seen as the strongest potential challenger to French President Nicolas Sarkozy until his arrest Saturday.
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FILE - In this May 17, 2010 file photo, actor Benicio Del Toro arrives for the screening of "Biutiful", at the 63rd international film festival, in Cannes, southern France. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau, file)
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A woman with her face covered by a niqab is taken away by police officers in Paris on Monday, the first day of France's ban on Islamic face veils. The law was met with a burst of defiance, as several veiled women arrived at Notre Dame Cathedral and two were detained for taking part in an unauthorized protest. France is the first country to ban the veils anywhere in public. (Associated Press)
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An unidentified veiled woman, flanked by a friend (center right), is taken away by plainclothes and uniformed police officers from in front of Paris' Notre Dame Cathedral on Monday, April 11, 2011. France's new ban on Islamic face veils, which came into effect Monday, was met with a burst of defiance, with two veiled women detained for taking part in an unauthorized protest. France is the world's first country to ban the veils anywhere in public. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan speak about nuclear power safety after their meeting in Tokyo on Thursday. (Associated Press)
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France's midfielder Samir Nasri, rear, and Luxembourg's Ben Payal challenge for the ball during their Euro 2012 group D qualifying match at the Josy Barthel stadium in Luxembourg city, Luxembourg, Friday March 25, 2011. (AP Photo/Michel Spingler)
