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Daryl Impey of South Africa, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, kisses his wife Alexandra before the start of the seventh stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 205.5 kilometers (128.5 miles) with start in Montpellier and finish in Albi, southern France, Friday July 5, 2013. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Tour de France 2013: Climbs will separate pretenders from contenders

By Jerome Pugmire - Associated Press

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Tech giants take new hits from fallout over spying

By Tim Devaney - The Washington Times

Britain's Mark Cavendish celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the fifth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 228.5 kilometers (142.8 miles) with start in Cagnes-sur-Mer and finish in Marseille, southern France, Wednesday July 3, 2013. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Tour de France 2013: Mark Cavendish wins Stage 5

By John Leicester - Associated Press

Simon Gerrans of Australia, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, celebrates on the podium of the fourth stage of the Tour de France cycling race, a team time-trial over 25 kilometers (15.6 miles) with start and finish in Nice, southern France, Tuesday July 2, 2013. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)

Tour de France 2013: Simon Gerrans takes yellow jersey in team time trial

By Jerome Pugmire - Associated Press

Australia's Simon Gerrans, left, crosses the finish line ahead of Peter Sagan of Slovakia, right and second place, Jose Joaquin Rojas of Spain, second left, and third place, and Belgium's Philippe Gilbert, second right and fifth place, to win the third stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 145.5 kilometers (91 miles) with start in Ajaccio and finish in Calvi, Corsica island, France, Monday July 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Laurent Rebours)

Tour de France 2013: Simon Gerrans holds off Peter Sagan for Stage 3 win

By John Leicester - Associated Press

Marcel Kittel of Germany celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the first stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 213 kilometers (133 miles) with start in Porto Vecchio and finish in Bastia, Corsica island, France, Saturday June 29, 2013. (AP Photo/Laurent Rebours)

Tour de France 2013: Marcel Kittel wins chaotic opening stage

By John Leicester - Associated Press

The pack passes a flag featuring a Moor's head, the Corsican emblem, during the first stage of the 100th edition of the Tour de France cycling race over 213 kilometers (133 miles) with start in Porto Vecchio and finish in Bastia, Corsica island, France, Saturday June 29, 2013. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

2013 Tour de France underway as riders start in Corsica

By Jerome Pugmire - Associated Press

British sprinter Mark Cavendish walks onto the stage during the official team presentation of the Tour de France cycling race in Porto Vecchio, southern Corsica island, France, Thursday June 27, 2013. The 28-year-old native of the Isle of Man, garnering him the "Manx Missile" moniker among fellow Britons and cycling buffs, is the best sprinter of his generation. Cavendish already has 23 Tour stage victories, putting him fourth on the all-time list. The race starts in Porto Vecchio on Saturday June 29, and the 198-rider peloton, or pack, is to cover 3,479 kilometers (2,162 miles) over three weeks, 21 stages and two rest days, before an unusual nighttime finish July 21 on the Champs-Elysees in Paris. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)

Tour de France 2013: Mark Cavendish eyes yellow jersey in opening stage

By Jamey Keaten and John Leicester - Associated Press

Denis Kudla of the United States reacts as he plays Ivan Dodig of Croatia in their Men's second round singles match at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships in Wimbledon, London, Thursday, June 27, 2013. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)

Wimbledon 2013: All U.S. men swept out before third round

By Howard Fendrich - Associated Press

Paris, France. (Screen shot from AP video)

Police detain 6 near Paris on suspected terror plot

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

FILE - In this June 18, 2013 file photo, cyclist Chris Froome of Team Sky poses for photographers before a meeting with journalists in Nice, southern France. With Bradley Wiggins out injured from the Tour de France, the Kenyan-born Briton is the biggest favorite to triumph on a particularly mountainous route this year that should suit his climbing skills.(AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau, File)

2013 Tour de France preview: Chris Froome ready to lead Team Sky

By Jamey Keaten - Associated Press

Radio host and columnist Armstrong Williams. (Image courtesy of New Chapter Publisher)

WILLIAMS: Syria: Pick your poison or pass the cup

By Armstrong Williams

France gets flag to start 24 Hours of Le Mans

By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press

Group of Eight leaders (clockwise from bottom left) European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Russian President Vladimir Putin, British Prime Minister David Cameron, President Obama, French President Francois Hollande, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta and European Council President Herman Van Rompuy meet Tuesday in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland. This summit may be defined by tense U.S.-Russia relations. (Associated Press)

Obama leaves G-8 summit without Syria breakthrough

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Iranian president Hasan Rowhani. (Associated Press)

U.S., allies see chance for breakthrough with Iran’s new president

By Ashish Kumar Sen - The Washington Times

An Airbus A380 performs during a demonstration flight at the 49th Paris Air Show at Le Bourget Airport outside Paris on Sunday, June 26, 2011. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)

Labor strikes lead France to cancel half of country’s flights

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

BOOK REVIEW: ‘July 1914’

By Joseph C. Goulden - Special to The Washington Times

Vincent Autin (center right) and Bruno Boileau (center left) exchange a kiss during their civil wedding at City Hall in Montpellier, France, on Wednesday, May 29, 2013. Mr. Boileau, 30, of Paris and Mr. Autin, 40, are the first same-sex couple to marry in France since the government legalized same-sex marriage. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)

France’s first gay marriage is broadcast to nation

By Catherine Gashka and Thomas Adamson - Associated Press

Victoria Azarenka of Belarus returns against Russia's Elena Vesnina in their first round match of the French Open tennis tournament, at Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Wednesday, May 29, 2013. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

French Open 2013: On Day 4, Victoria Azarenka wins first-round match

By Steven Wine - Associated Press

International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde leaves her apartment building in Paris for a French court on Thursday, May 23, 2013. Ms. Lagarde is being investigated by the special court over a controversial arbitration deal that she oversaw as French finance minister in 2008. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

IMF still confident in chief Christine Lagarde after French probe

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