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Tuesday February 11, 2014

President Obama gestures toward French President Francois Hollande during their joint news conference on Tuesday. Susan Walsh/AP hide caption

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Obama Will Travel To France For D-Day Anniversary

February 11, 2014 • Obama is currently hosting French President François Hollande for a state visit, the first to the White House in about two years.

Saturday February 8, 2014

French Court Orders Google To Display Notice On Its Search Page

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French Court Orders Google To Display Notice On Its Search Page

February 8, 2014 • The Internet giant has been ordered to publish a public notice that it violated French regulations on user privacy and was ordered to pay a $200,000 fine.

Tuesday January 14, 2014

France's President Wonders: What Happened To My Privacy?

Francois Hollande on a scooter in Paris in 2011, before he was elected president. A French magazine reported last week he was traveling incognito on a motorcycle to visit a girlfriend. He has not denied the report, but expressed "total indignation" that it was published. Bertrand Langlois/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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France's President Wonders: What Happened To My Privacy?

January 14, 2014 • Once upon a time, a French president having an affair was no big deal. The media, if it knew, could be counted on to ignore it. And public didn't seem to care. As President Francois Hollande has discovered, the rules have changed.

Sunday January 12, 2014

French First Lady In Hospital, Following Reports Of Hollande Affair

French president François Hollande and his companion Valerie Trierweiler. Jacques Brinon/AP hide caption

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French First Lady In Hospital, Following Reports Of Hollande Affair

January 12, 2014 • One observer calls the episode a "very British scandal about a very French affair." French laws and culture make publishing stories about affairs rare.

Sunday December 29, 2013

French High Court OKs 75 Percent Tax For Top Earners

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French High Court OKs 75 Percent Tax For Top Earners

December 29, 2013 • The millionaire tax was a campaign promise from French President François Hollande. Film star Gerard Depardieu famously fled the country to avoid paying the tax.

Wednesday December 11, 2013

The Two-Way

Mystery Bidder At French Auction Plans To Return Sacred Hopi Items

December 11, 2013 • Twenty-four items sold for $530,000 this week in Paris. The Los Angeles-based Annenberg Foundation turned out to be the buyer, and says it stepped in after a French court rejected efforts to halt the auction.

Tuesday December 10, 2013

The Two-Way

French Court Sentences Executive For Selling Faulty Breast Implants

December 10, 2013 • Poly Implant Prothese was once among the world's leaders in supplying implants. But after its product was found to have a high rupture rate, a public health scare followed. Its founder was sentenced to four years in prison for fraud.

Monday December 9, 2013

The Two-Way

U.S. Will Help Transport Troops In Central African Republic

December 9, 2013 • The U.S. said it offering help to stave off a humanitarian crisis and promote stability in the region.

Friday December 6, 2013

Religious Violence Escalates In Central African Republic

A French soldier looks out from an armored vehicle during a patrol through the streets of Bangui, on Thursday. Sia Kambou/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Religious Violence Escalates In Central African Republic

December 6, 2013 • France sends troops to its former colony after clashes between Muslims and Christians left nearly 300 dead.

Thursday November 14, 2013

With Echoes Of France, Debate On Religion Divides Quebec

Quebec Premier Pauline Marois stands to support a motion regarding the controversial values charter at the Parti Quebecois Convention in Montreal on Sunday. Christinne Muschi/Reuters/Landov hide caption

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With Echoes Of France, Debate On Religion Divides Quebec

November 14, 2013 • The Canadian province has proposed a "secularism charter" that would ban government workers from wearing religious symbols. Supporters say it would preserve gender equality and the separation of church and state. Critics say the measure curbs religious freedom. The issue has echoes of a debate that's played out in France twice in the past decade.

Monday November 11, 2013

Will The French Really Pay More for 'Made in France'?

French Minister for Industrial Renewal Arnaud Montebourg attends the Made in France fair in Paris on Saturday. According to a poll, more than 70 percent of the French say they would pay more for goods made at home. Alain Jocard/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Will The French Really Pay More for 'Made in France'?

November 11, 2013 • Like much of Europe, the French economy is still struggling. But a recent poll showed that more than 70 percent of the French were willing to pay more for goods made at home, and the numbers were supported by a strong turnout at a Made in France fair in Paris.

Will The French Really Pay More for 'Made in France'?

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