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With Muscular Moves, Sarkozy Aims To Define An Independent France

French President Nicolas Sarkozy. Philippe Lopez/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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With Muscular Moves, Sarkozy Aims To Define An Independent France

The French president has long hoped "to lead a risky international mission that holds out promise of ultimate glory," says Harvard's Arthur Goldhammer.

NPR's Renee Montagne talks with Arthur Goldhammer

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As French Ban On Veils Goes Into Effect, Some Women Defy The Law

An unidentified veiled woman, flanked by friends, was taken away by police officers in Paris earlier today (April 11, 2011). France's new ban on Islamic face veils was met with a burst of defiance, as several women appeared veiled in front of Paris' Notre Dame Cathedral. Michel Euler/AP hide caption

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The Two-Way

As French Ban On Veils Goes Into Effect, Some Women Defy The Law

Some women wearing the veils protested outside Paris' Notre Dame Cathedral. At least two were detained by police.

Eleanor Beardsley, from Paris

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