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- Chirac, Jacques Chirac - President of France (Infoplease.com)
Provides a biography of the leader of France. 5-00
- France - Southern France
- France - in French (J'veux bien)
Materials
- Awesome Library in French
Surf the Internet in French. Also provides a language translator for text and a search engine that works in French.
- Awesome Library in Portuguese (WorldLingo.com)
Provides online translations of the Web. 7-02
- Pictures of Famous Places (PicturesofPlaces.com)
Provides pictures of many of the tourist spots. 5-02
News
- -08-28-05 France Steps Up Efforts Against Terrorism (ABC News)
"As the going gets tougher for the U.S. military in Afghanistan and elsewhere in the region, one ally has stepped up despite a recent straining of ties: France."
"Paris has significantly boosted its military presence in Central Asia and Afghanistan, plus in nearby seas, as both it and Washington nurture their budding rapprochement after a bitter falling out over the Iraq war."
"French fighters have been flying sorties under U.S. command in Afghanistan since Aug. 16, and France also took command this month of an international naval task force on terrorism-related patrols in the seas between the Horn of Africa and Pakistan." 8-05
- -11-14-05 Chirac Vows Firmness and Fairness to Quell Riots (CNN News)
" 'We will respond by being firm, by being fair and by being faithful to the values of France,' Chirac said in his first televised address to the nation on unrest by youths in poor suburbs over racism, a lack of jobs and a sense of exclusion."
"Chirac, who has been under fire for saying little during the crisis, also announced the creation of a voluntary task force to help young people find work. He said it would provide training for 50,000 young people in 2007." 11-05
- -News in French (Google News)
Provides news in French. 05-06
- French Newspaper (Le Monde) 11-02
- News in French (LanguageBox.com)
Provides news in French. Includes Agence France Presse from France, Le Soir from Belgium, L'Express from France, Le Jour from the Ivory Coast, Le Monde from France, Tribune de Geneve from Switzerland, Liberation from France, Elle from France, Le Soleil from Senegal, Oh La! from France, Le Nouvel Observateur from France, La Tribune from Algeria, and Le Soleil from Canada. 2-06
Papers
- -Editorial: Why Paris Is Burning (Time Magazine)
"Officially, the French state doesn't recognize minorities, only citizens of France, all of them equal under the law. But that republican ideal has seemed especially hollow over the past week as the children of impoverished, largely Muslim immigrants from the Maghreb and sub-Saharan Africa fought running battles with police throughout the banlieues, or suburbs, to the east and north of the French capital. On Sunday night, tear gas from a police canister filled the air in a Muslim prayer hall, sending worshipers out into the street gasping for air—and enraged at an act of desecration for which the police denied responsibility. By Wednesday, after five nights of violence, more than three dozen arrests had been made as the rioting spread from community to community—one official even warned that it threatened to become an "insurrection." And France's political class was embroiled in a fierce debate over how best to put a lid on their boiling banlieues." 11-05
- Education in France (Wharton Group and Mills)
Provides information on French education, language, and culture. 12-99
- France (CountryReports.org)
Provides a profile by topic, including Economy, Defense, Geography, Government, People, National Anthem, Lyrics and Related Links. Provides a map and a flag. 6-02
- France Profile (BBC News)
"A key player on the world stage and a country at the political heart of Europe, France sent shockwaves through European Union capitals when voters rejected the proposed EU constitution in a referendum in May 2005." 04-06
- France Timeline (BBC News)
Provides a timeline of key events, starting with 1914. 04-06
- French Culture (Wharton Group and Mills)
Provides information on French education, language, and culture. 12-99
- French History and Culture (MSN.com)
"D-Day will live famously for as long as historians record the determination of free people to liberate the oppressed." 6-04
- French Languages (Wharton Group and Mills)
Provides a history of French languages. 12-99
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