Pierre Messmer was a member of the French Resistance and was appointed prime minister in July 1972 by President Georges Pompidou.
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The service marking the 10th anniversary of the death of Diana, the Princess of Wales, was simple and poignant.
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As a congressman, Mr. Vanik was a co-sponsor of a measure intended to force the Soviet Union to allow more Jews to emigrate.
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A 15-year-old nonproliferation effort is a rare area of enduring collaboration between the U.S. and Russia.
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The barrage of brutal wildfires in Greece hit hardest in a popular tourist destination, but with fires starting to come under control, tourists are trickling back in.
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After defying an arrest warrant since 1992, Norman Hsu surrendered to face a grand theft charge.
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President Bush announced several steps to help Americans who have credit problems meet the rising cost of their housing loans.
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Senator Larry E. Craig of Idaho plans to resign his seat on Saturday, after his party?s leaders put intense pressure on him to leave.
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Germany?s largest synagogue reopened Friday after more than a year of renovations to restore its beauty following decades of neglect.
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A ?terrorist? blast killed four police and injured one on Friday in Nazran, the capital of Russia?s southern province of Ingushetia, which borders Chechnya.
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The parents of Madeleine McCann said on Friday they will sue a Portuguese newspaper that claimed police believe they killed their daughter.
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John W. Warner?s retirement creates a new vulnerability for Republicans in the struggle for control of the Senate.
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Republican Sen. John Warner of Virginia, one of the most authoritative voices in Congress on the military and a key figure in the debate over Iraq, said Friday he will not seek a sixth term in 2008. [!]
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If Senator Larry E. Craig yields to calls for his resignation, his successor would be chosen by Gov. C. L. Otter.
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An independent commission will recommend remaking Iraq?s police force to purge it of Shiite militants suspected of complicity in sectarian killings, officials said.
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President Bush on Friday announced a set of modest proposals to deal with an alarming rise in mortgage defaults that have contributed to turbulent financial markets over recent weeks.
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An American-owned company paid hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes to U.S. officers in efforts to win more than $11 million in contracts.
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Hillary Rodham Clinton has already had to forgo one potential running mate _ her husband.
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The chief White House spokesman today announced plans to leave his post on Sept. 14.
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With less money and less star power than Democratic front-runners Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, Edwards may look like a long shot to win his party’s nomination. That’s why he’s been putting all his chips on the Iowa caucus. Joe Hagen reports for Men’s Vogue.
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As key members of Bush’s inner circle file out, a former White House official suggests Democratic pressure may have helped hasten the departure of Karl Rove.
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Kinda says it all, doesn’t it?
You know what to do.
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September marks the media rollout for the next stage of the White House campaign to keep boots on the ground in Iraq. Will General Petraeus stick to the script?
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President Bush, ahead of his trip next week to an Asian summit, said it’s possible that North Korea will give up its nuclear weapons program before he leaves office.
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What is the definition of slander?
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