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French presidential candidate Francois Hollande speaks to journalists at Brive airport, after the first round voting, Sunday, April 22, 2012, in Brive, France. Socialist Hollande and conservative President Nicolas Sarkozy are heading for a runoff election in their race for France's presidency, according to partial official results in a vote that could alter the European political and economic landscape. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Campaign runoff for French president

Last updated Monday, April 23, 2012 - 1:36pm

PARIS -- Francois Hollande charged back into campaign mode Monday with momentum on his side to capture France's presidency, after the Socialist won the most votes in the first round of voting that put him into a runnoff with conservative incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy.

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Tour de France route has new climbs, time trials

Greg Keller The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, October 18, 2011 - 5:15pm

PARIS -- Tour de France riders will face steeper mountain climbs and longer time trials, making for a wide-open race aimed to give stars like defending champion Cadel Evans and Alberto Contador plenty of challengers.

At Tuesday's presentation of the 2012 course, Tour director Christian Prudhomme said "more favorites can potentially be in the mix" in the quest for the leader's yellow jersey over the 2,162-mile route.

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French Finance Minister Francois Baroin, right, welcomes eyf Al-Nasr, Libyan Transitional National Council's ambassador in France, during a Deauville partnership meeting in Marseille, southern France, Saturday, Sept.10, 2011. The Deauville Partnership is a multi-billion-dollar program of aid and credit to Egypt and Tunisia that was agreed at a G8 summit in Deauville last May. Rich countries and international lenders are aiming to provide $40 billion in funding for Arab nations trying to establish true democracies. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau)

Arabs nations to get $58 billion to reward reform

Greg Keller, Sarah DiLorenzo The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, September 12, 2011 - 9:54am

MARSEILLE, France — Wealthy countries and international lenders promised more money Saturday to encourage democratic reforms in Arab nations, promising at least $58 billion.

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France's President Nicolas Sarkozy, left, welcomes German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the Elysee Palace, in Paris Tuesday Aug. 16, 2011. The leaders of Germany and France met Tuesday to discuss Europe's debt crisis as new figures show their economies stalled even before the latest bout of turmoil struck financial markets. (AP Photo/Philippe Wojazer, Pool)

Merkel, Sarkozy meet as euro economy stalls

David McHugh, Greg Keller The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, August 16, 2011 - 9:48am

PARIS — A marked slowdown in European economic growth is overshadowing a meeting Tuesday between the leaders of Germany and France aimed at getting the eurozone's 17 countries to work closer together to dig Europe out of its debt crisis.

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Andy Schleck is new leader in Tour de France

Greg Keller The Associated Press

Last updated Friday, July 22, 2011 - 2:32pm

ALPE D'HUEZ, France -- Luxembourg's Andy Schleck captured the Tour de France yellow jersey Friday on the famed Alpe d'Huez, setting up a pulsating finish with a weekend time trial and final dash to the Champs Elysees in Paris.

Schleck overtook Frenchman Thomas Voeckler on the final day of racing in the Alps, making up a 15-second deficit during a 68-mile, brutally steep stage.

"My motivation is super, my legs are good, my condition is there," Schleck said. "So I'm confident I can keep this till Paris."

Voeckler cracked on the first of three daunting climbs. He never caught the leaders despite a gritty struggle and gave up the yellow jersey after wearing it for 10 days.

With the race ending Sunday in Paris, Schleck leads brother Frank by 53 seconds. Australia's Cadel Evans is third, 57 seconds behind.

Frenchman Pierre Rolland captured the 19th stage, rewarding thousands of wildly cheering French fans who packed the finish. He attacked

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Cavendish wins 7th stage of Tour de France; Leipheimer out of contention

Greg Keller The Associated Press

Last updated Friday, July 8, 2011 - 2:34pm

Cavendish wins 7th stage of Tour de France

By GREG KELLER

Associated Press

CHATEAUROUX, France -- Mark Cavendish captured the crash-marred seventh stage Friday in the same town where three years ago he won a Tour de France stage for the first time. Thor Hushovd kept the leader's yellow jersey.

A pileup toward the end of the 135-mile course across the Loire River valley cost British champion Bradley Wiggins any shot of a top-three finish in Paris.

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