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The DGSE in Paris, the French answer to the CIA, is recruiting, getting more funding and opening its cloak as part of President Nicolas Sarkozy's efforts to keep France a step ahead of its 21st-century enemies and threats like terrorism and nuclear proliferation. (Associated Press)
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France's Cyril Esquirol rides his Honda Saturday during the Argentina-Chile Dakar Rally 2011 symbolic start in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Esquirol fell from his motorcycle Sunday near the first stage in Victoria, Argentina, and was immediately taken by helicopter to a hospital. (Associated Press)
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France's Emmanuel Sulem rides his KTM motorcycle Sunday during the first stage of the Argentina-Chile Dakar Rally 2011 between Victoria and Cordoba, Argentina. (Associated Press)
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BMW's driver Stephane Peterhansel and co-driver Jean-Paul Cottret, both of France, compete Sunday in the car category during the first stage of the 2011 Argentina-Chile Dakar Rally between Victoria and Cordoba, Argentina. (Associated Press)
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San Antonio Spurs' Tony Parker, right, of France, moves past Washington Wizards' John Wall during the second quarter of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Dec. 26, 2010, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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Police look on as hundreds of people queue outside St. Pancras Station in London for the Eurostar train to France and Belgium on Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2010. (AP Photo/Lewis Whyld, PA Wire)
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, looks over papers with French President Nicolas Sarkozy during a round table meeting at an EU summit in Brussels, Friday, Dec. 17, 2010. (AP Photo/Yves Logghe)
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In this combination digital image made available by Jean-Noel Vignal and Isabelle Huynh-Charlier Wednesday Dec. 15, 2010, a reconstruction of the face France's King Henri IV is seen, left, and his skull with the reconstruction overlaid is seen at right. After nine months of tests, researchers in France have identified the head of France's King Henry IV, who was assassinated in 1610 aged 57. The scientific tests helped identify the late monarch's embalmed head, which was shuffled between private collections ever since it disappeared during the French Revolution in 1793. (AP Photo/Jean-Noel Vignal and Isabelle Huynh-Charlier)
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Elite gendarme officers release children from a school, after an hostage taking in Besancon, eastern France, Monday Dec.13, 2010. Gendarmes entered the pre-school where a 17-year-old armed with swords was holding several small children and their teacher hostage in eastern France. A city official says police have detained the 17-year-old, and that all the children have been released safely. (AP Photo)
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Elite police take position at a school during an hostage taking in Besancon, eastern France, Monday Dec.13, 2010. Gendarmes entered the pre-school where a 17-year-old armed with swords was holding several small children and their teacher hostage in eastern France. A city official says police have detained the 17-year-old, and that all the children have been released safely. (AP Photo)
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An elite police climbs into a school during an hostage taking in Besancon, eastern France, Monday Dec.13, 2010. Gendarmes entered the pre-school where a 17-year-old armed with swords was holding several small children and their teacher hostage in eastern France. A city official says police have detained the 17-year-old, and that all the children have been released safely.(AP Photo)
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Relatives of children and onlookers react outside a school, during an hostage taking in Besancon, eastern France, Monday Dec.13, 2010. Gendarmes entered the pre-school where a 17-year-old armed with swords was holding several small children and their teacher hostage in eastern France. A city official says police have detained the 17-year-old, and that all the children have been released safely. (AP Photo/Str)
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Elite police take their positions at a preschool in Besancon, France, on Monday, Dec. 13, 2010, before entering the building, where a 17-year-old armed with swords was holding several small children and their teacher hostage. (AP Photo)
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Ken Burtt, vice president of technical services at Continental Airlines, waits for the opening of the Air France Concorde crash court case in Pontoise, France, north of Paris, on Monday, Dec. 6, 2010. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
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Ken Burtt, vice president of technical services at Continental Airlines, waits for the opening of the Air France Concorde crash court case in Pontoise, France, north of Paris, on Monday, Dec. 6, 2010. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
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Maj. Andre Turcat (left), the first French test pilot of the Concorde, talks with chief mechanic Michel Retif (center), who was on the first flight of the Concorde, and Jean Belon of the French manufacturer of engines for aircraft, SNECMA, during the Air France Concorde crash court case in Pontoise, France, north of Paris, on Monday, Dec. 6, 2010. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
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Air France lawyer Fernand Garnault delivers a statement to the media after the conclusion of the Air France Concorde crash court case in Pontoise, France, north of Paris, on Monday, Dec. 6, 2010. The court found Continental Airlines and one of its mechanics guilty over the 2000 crash, which killed 113 people. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
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A Christmas tree with synthetic snow is displaying on La Promenade des Anglais, in Nice southern France, Thursday, Dec. 2, 2010. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau)
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A man skies in the center of Lyon, central France, as snows falls, Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)
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San Antonio Spurs' Tim Duncan, left, and Tony Parker, of France, right, congratulate teammate Manu Ginobili, of Argentina, center, after was fouled as he scored late in the fourth quarter of an NBA basketball game against the Orlando Magic, Monday, Nov. 22, 2010 in San Antonio. San Antonio won 106-97.(AP Photo/Eric Gay)
