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| Mar.26 |
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8 dead in shooting A gunman opened fire with an automatic weapon at Nanterre town hall as people were leaving a local council meeting
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| Apr.21 |
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Shock success for Le Pen| Early results suggest Jean Marie Le Pen is through to the second round to face the incumbent President Chirac on 5 May | | |
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Thousands demonstrate against Le Pen Country has been convulsed by the unexpected success of the far-right politician in the first round of the presidential election
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| Apr.22 |
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Fury at Le Pen intensifies Police in Paris have fired tear gas after 100,000 people demonstrated across France against the success of far-right politician
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| May.5 |
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Chirac wins elections by a landslide| Voters surged to the polls to keep out far-right leader Jean-Marie Le Pen. The incumbent has won about 80% of the vote | |
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| Jun.8 |
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Serena wins French Open over sister (3) Serena Williams bt (2) Venus Williams 7-5 6-3. It was the second time that the two sisters had met in a Grand Slam final
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| Jun.9 |
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Centre-right 'heading for victory' President Jacques Chirac's coalition government has made a strong showing in the first round of the parliamentary elections
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Costa beats Ferrero for French Open title Costa won using steady tennis and benefitting from the error-filled play of Juan Carlos Ferrero for a 6-1, 6-0, 4-6, 6-3 victory
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| Jun.16 |
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Chirac to begin assembling government President has promised to deliver tax cuts, streamline the civil service, reform pensions and combat crime
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| Jul.14 |
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Chirac gunman 'is neo-Nazi'| The man pulled out a rifle at Bastille Day parade just after President passed by. One shot was fired | |
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| Jul.28 |
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Armstrong wins 4th Tour de France| The Texan is claiming one of his biggest and smoothest victories to date in the grueling 3-week event | |
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| Oct.5 |
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Paris mayor stabbed| An attacker stabbed Bertrand Delanoe in the abdomen at city hall, where a late-night concert had been organized | | |
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| Dec.29 |
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Weapons find sparks Paris airport arrest Police have arrested a baggage handler after automatic weapons, plastic explosives and a detonator were found
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