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A French far-right activist has been released from prison seven years after attempting to assassinate then-President Jacques Chirac in a Bastille Day attack, a judicial official said Saturday.
It's the week of Bastille Day and the French are gearing up to debate a measure that's nothing short of revolutionary: A plan to — gasp! — allow more work on Sunday in a bid to boost employment, soak up more tourist euros, and make life easier for French consumers.
President Nicolas Sarkozy opened the traditional Bastille Day military parade to Indian and German troops Tuesday, as France looks to expand its global military influence and strengthen strategic partnerships.
The leaders of Syria and Israel, countries with a bitter enmity, as well as the Palestinian and Lebanese presidents together marked France's Bastille Day on Monday in a diplomatic coup for French President Nicolas Sarkozy.
France's foreign minister said Friday he is uncomfortable that the president of Syria has been invited to Paris's Bastille Day parade, even though such visits are necessary to keep dialogue open.
Imagine a United States that felt uncomfortable celebrating the Fourth of July. Or a France that greeted Bastille Day with mute embarrassment. That has been the strange story of modern Ireland — but it's about to change in historic fashion.
From the archive, 15 July 1889: The storming of the Bastille - 100 years onYesterday was the hundredth anniversary of the storming of the Bastille by the people of Paris, and for many reasons the day was the most memorable of the many which found places in the calendar of the French Revolution.
And in keeping with the spirit of the day-- Bastille Day by Rush, from a 1976 performance. There's no bread, let them eat cake There's no end to what they'll take Flaunt the fruits of noble birth Wash the salt into the earth
Under the motto "liberté, égalité, fraternité," the French in 1789 revolved against the monarchy and the aristocratic form of government.
'Neglect' cited as part of problem at Locke HighThe impending transition from a traditional school to a charter school has left Locke High in a difficult purgatory, said students, parents, teachers and administrators, and may have contributed to tensions that boiled over into a campus-wide melee involving about 600 students ea …
Cecilia Sarkozy (First Lady of France) Spurns G.W. Bush For LunchIs she Jackie Kennedy or Marie Antoinette? The question about Cécilia Sarkozy, the unpredictable French first lady, gathered steam yesterday after she stood up George and Laura Bush, embarrassing her husband and drawing criticism at home.
Sarkozy says 'No' to traditional Bastille Day mass pardonsFrench President Nicolas Sarkozy has refused to pardon prisoners on Bastille Day - breaking with a traditional gesture on the 14 July holiday.
Chirac warns of 'African flood'From the page: -- French President Jacques Chirac has warned that Africans "will flood the world" unless more is done to develop the continent's economy. --
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