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French president vows to stick to early Afghan pulloutWASHINGTON - In his first visit to the Oval Office, French President Francois Hollande declared he will withdraw all French combat troops
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France's Hollande gets soaked in 1st processionPARIS - Francois Hollande won the race for French president with a slogan declaring "Change is Now." The first thing he had to change was
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Francois Hollande assumes presidency of France, heads to Germany to meet with Angela MerkelHollande immediately flew to Berlin to take steps toward bridging differences with German Chancellor Angela Merkel over how to reinvigorate
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Michael Szlosek of Holland gets 25 to 30 years for kidnapping, rapeSzlosek was serving a state prison sentence for an assault and battery in a Chicopee case.
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Merkel squares off vs. HollandeThe German chancellor rebukes 'huge' stimulus programs favored by the newly elected French president.
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France gets new leader in Francois Hollande, Europe gets new directionMild and affable, the leftist president-elect inherits a country deep in debt and divided over how to integrate immigrants while preserving
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Polling opens in French electionPARIS - Voters in France's overseas territories began casting ballots for Nicolas Sarkozy or Francois Hollande on Saturday in a
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French presidential candidate Francois Hollande goes from wishy-washy to wowIn a campaign rally in southern France, Socialist party candidate Hollande, who leads incumbent conservative President Nicholas Sarkozy in
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Debate is French election finalePARIS - French President Nicolas Sarkozy failed to deliver a knockout blow against leftist front-runner Francois Hollande in their only
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Sarkozy, foe in runoffPARIS - Francois Hollande, the Socialist challenger, eked out a victory in the first round of French presidential elections Sunday, but his