Word: francos
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...Still, the diplomatic gesture - and improving atmosphere surrounding Franco-U.S. relations - will mean little, if anything, in terms of finding an end to the violence in Iraq. Though the French Foreign Ministry official says the visit "sends a message to the Iraqi leadership that France is ready to help find a resolution to the conflict." He reiterated French policy that "any eventual solution must be political, not military...
...French public that elected Sarkozy certainly remain cool to the current White House: Polls after the Kennebunkport weenie roast showed 40% of French respondents saying they wanted Franco-American relations to remain as they are, while a further 26% said they'd like Paris to seek further distance from Washington...
...then, so collaboration was likely. Today, after several years in which France and the U.S. have been at odds over everything from war to health-care systems, a group of writers from both countries has attempted a similar bit of serendipity, this time to help revive the corpse of Franco-American understanding. As You Were Saying, a slim volume dreamed up by French and U.S. cultural mandarins and published by America's Dalkey Archive Press, contains seven works of short fiction - or twice that many, depending on how you count. Seven prominent French authors were asked to contribute the beginnings...
...transferred to Tripoli, where he would likely be released. The governments of France and Britain denied those allegations, but less than 48 hours after the Le Monde report, Libya unilaterally announced it had indeed signed a deal to buy over $371 million in arms and military equipment from Franco-German defense and aerospace giant EADS. That confounding (and doubtless vexing) Libyan indiscretion forced French officials to variously minimize the deal as still being limited to "letters of intent" to purchase - and claim it to be a private business matter totally unrelated to the Bulgarians' release the week before...
...President Nicolas Sarkozy has been busy on the international stage. First, the French President gave an impressive performance during his first G8 summit; then he played a central role breaking the deadlock over how to structure the European Union. Since then, he has opened an ambitious new chapter in Franco-British cooperation alongside new Prime Minister Gordon Brown, and has announced a radical revamping of the executive structure at Airbus. He's also managed to roll out a fistful of important domestic social and economic reforms. Before he embarks on his short August vacation, Sarkozy hopes to cap an active...