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France did not have to hold a referendum on Maastricht. But French President Francois Mitterrand wanted more than parliamentary ratification; he hoped that a resounding French "oui" would make people forget that Denmark had already voted against the treaty--which needed unanimous ratification by all European Community (EC) member states...
...young chefs practicing the art of cooking at my school," he says. "If McDonald's exists and functions, it's because it answers a demand that certainly exists," explains Bocuse. "But there is a world of difference between the art of cooking and what McDonald's does." Mais oui...
...identity crisis in that self-assured land? Mais oui...
...green for yes, red for no -- wink up instantly on two display boards overlooking the hall. This time, 18 Arab countries insisted on a voice vote as well. By a draw of lots, Britain went first, and abstained. Next came Uruguay, with a decisive si. Soon there was a oui and a da, then the Arabic assent na'am. As the U.N.'s six official languages rang out, a chuckle began to rumble through the chamber. The exhausted delegates seemed to have found a release for pent-up tension in the very sounds they were hearing. By the time China...
...plagiarism) and hard pressed for money, she turned to a modeling career with the Wilhelmina agency. Life on the modeling circuit was fast and daring ("It was a time when women believed they should have sex freely like men did"). She accepted offers to pose nude for Oui and Playboy magazines because the money was good. Hite blames "society" and skin magazines for exploiting women. She says now that the experience was "extremely painful and embarrassing...