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To combat France's debt, President Francois Hollande, seen here on Friday, has proposed a 75 percent tax rate on those who earn more than 1 million euros a year. Pierre Verdy/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Vive La France ... And Its High Taxes On The Wealthy

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Shane Timm tunes Jack Antonoff's guitar on the stage at Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn before a fun. show in June. Mito Habe-Evans/NPR hide caption

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He Keeps fun. Running

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Christoph von Dohnanyi and the Boston Symphony play Beethoven in the opening night concert of the Tanglewood Festival's 75th anniversary. Hilary Scott/Boston Symphony hide caption

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Tanglewood: Celebrating Beethoven In The Backwoods For 75 Years

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Mitt Romney appears on ABC News in one of the five TV interviews he did Friday. He mostly responded to comments from the Obama campaign about his role at Bain Capital. ABC News hide caption

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Bain, Bain, Go Away: In Defense, Romney Attacks

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Work has begun to remove the tons of rocky reef embedded into the Concordia cruise ship's hull, off Giglio Island in Italy. The plan is to eventually tow the wreck away from the island in one piece. Gregorio Borgia/AP hide caption

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Cruise Ship's Salvage A Wreck For Italian Island

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