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	Biography of John Adams
		Adams' two terms as Vice President were frustrating experiences for a man of his vigor, intellect, and vanity.
		When Adams became President, the war between the French and British was causing great difficulties for the United States on the high seas and intense partisanship among contending factions within the Nation.
		President Adams did not call for a declaration of war, but hostilities began at sea.
	www.whitehouse.gov /history/presidents/ja2.html (617 words)

	France (01/08)
		France was one of the earliest countries to progress from feudalism to the nation-state.
		France is an active participant in the major supplier regimes designed to restrict transfer of technologies that could lead to proliferation of weapons of mass destruction: the Nuclear Suppliers Group, the Australia Group (for chemical and biological weapons), the Non-Proliferation Treaty, and the Missile Technology Control Regime.
		France participates actively in the Proliferation Security Initiative, and is engaged with the U.S., both bilaterally and at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), to curb nuclear, biological, and chemical (NBC) proliferation from the D.P.R.K., Iran, Libya, and elsewhere.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/3842.htm (5842 words)

	American Chamber of Commerce in Paris France
		Presiding the ceremony was the newly elected AmCham President Jean-Claude Gruffat (Director General, Citibank International), past President Francis Bailly (GE), and US Charge d'Affaires Mark Pekala.
		Gruffat highlighted AmCham France’s mission to work with the French and U.S. governments to improve the trans-Atlantic business climate, reflecting the interests of both AmCham’s American members and French members with investments in the United States.
		Later, the featured speaker at the meeting, MEDEF President Laurence Parisot, explained MEDEF’s priorities, stressing that a new consensus in emerging in France that economic policy reform is necessary and inevitable.
	www.amchamfrance.org (1131 words)

	Sarkozy turns France against rail strikers - Telegraph
		President Nicolas Sarkozy, sensing that the tide is turning, has issued a firm warning that there will be no negotiations until the action is halted, although an adviser said last night that a "gradual" return to work could be enough.
		The conflict is the first trial of strength in the president's attempts to push through radical reforms that would slim down the public sector, and encourage private enterprise.
		President Sarkozy's clash with the unions has been described as his "Thatcher moment" - a reference to the former British prime minister's curbing of union power in the 1980s.
	www.telegraph.co.uk /news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/11/18/wfrance118.xml (728 words)

	The President of France Head of State
		The President of France, known officially as the President of the Republic (Président de la République in French), is France's elected Head of State.
		Article 18 The President of the Republic shall communicate with the two assemblies of Parliament by means of messages, which he shall cause to be read and which shall not be the occasion for any debate.
		Presidents of France are de jure Co-Prince of Andorra.
	www.bonjourlafrance.net /france-facts/president-of-france.htm (1043 words)

	Sarkozy Wins, Vows to Restore Pride in France - washingtonpost.com
		PARIS, May 6 -- Nicolas Sarkozy, the combative son of a Hungarian immigrant, was elected president of France on Sunday, promising a new generation of leadership to transform the country, restore its self-respect and reinvigorate ties with the United States and Europe.
		Sarkozy, a member of the ruling party and France's former top law enforcement officer, defeated Socialist Segolene Royal, who waged a determined battle to become France's first elected female head of state, by a 53 percent to 47 percent vote, according to final results.
		Hard-charging former interior minister is elected president of France by voters demanding sweeping changes to revitalize the economy and staunch a sense of decline.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/06/AR2007050600216.html?hpid=topnews (795 words)

	Al Jazeera English - News - Sarkozy Elected French President
		George Bush, the US president, also telephoned to offer his congratulations and said he expected good relations with Sarkozy, who has made a priority of repairing the damage to French-US relations caused by tensions over the Iraq war.
		Although opinion polls regularly suggested Royal, who was seeking to become France's first female head of state, was more likeable, voters seemed to see the uncompromising Sarkozy as a more competent leader with a more convincing economic programme.
		The president in France is elected for five years, is commander-in-chief of the armed forces, nominates the prime minister and is responsible for foreign and defence policies.
	english.aljazeera.net /NR/exeres/59A44D58-0BB9-4EEC-9BB1-37211368476D.htm (531 words)

	Sarkozy: I have mandate for change - CNN.com
		PARIS, France (CNN) -- Conservative Nicolas Sarkozy greeted news of his election Sunday to a five-year term as France's president with a vow to serve as a leader for all people of France.
		U.S. President George W. Bush called Sarkozy to congratulate him on his victory, a White House spokesman said in a written statement.
		On Friday, Royal said a Sarkozy presidency could trigger violence and brutalities in suburbs with high immigrant populations, prompting Sarkozy to condemn her "threatening comments."
	edition.cnn.com /2007/WORLD/europe/05/06/france.election/index.html (810 words)

	French Life-expat France - Living in France and daily life for a UK expat
		In principle a day trip to France could be for the sheer pleasure of the day out, but that is less common I think.
		The Millau Bridge was built in the south of France as the last link in the ‘route to the sun’ motorway that carries thousands of holidaymakers to the Mediterranean from Paris and the north each year.
		Here in France the farming is still (mostly) small scale, fields and hedgerows, cows munching grass, dandelions growing between the fruit trees and so on.
	www.francethisway.com /wp (1696 words)

	Royal running for president of France - Boston.com
		Royal, 53, a lawmaker and mother of four, said in southern France that she would seek her party's nomination.
		Often accused by her Socialist rivals of bending party policy, Royal referred in her speech to the bedrock principles of the party and its founder, the late President Francois Mitterrand.
		Royal also presented her vision of a France that needs Europe and the world -- but not at the expense of its own values.
	www.boston.com /news/world/europe/articles/2006/09/29/royal_running_for_president_of_france?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+News (609 words)

	President - Knowmore
		President for Life is a title assumed by some dictators to ensure that their authority or legitimacy is never questioned.
		In French legal terminology, the president of a court consisting of multiple judges is the foremost judge; he chairs the meeting of the court and directs the debates (and this thus addressed as "Mr President", Monsieur le Président, or appropriate feminine forms).
		Though the president is to be chosen solely by a unanimous decision by the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, the entire body of the church votes to sustain the President in this calling.
	www.knowmore.org /index.php/President (2199 words)

	PRESS CONFERENCE BY PRESIDENT OF FRANCE (Site not responding. Last check: )
		President Chirac said the Middle East was an element of great concern, especially in the present context of international terrorism. The two issues had become a major pretext for fuelling and reinforcing the sentiments of those recruited by Osama bin Laden and his supporters.
		He stressed that for the past 18 years, France had been in favour of a democratic Palestinian State with guarantees for the security of Israel. It was absolutely essential that the international community convince the Palestinians and Israelis to relaunch the peace process in view of the changed world situation, President Chirac added.
		Asked if he and United States President George W. Bush had discussed the need for more French special forces, he said a request had been made. France was willing to add to its 2,000 soldiers, pilots and sailors already participating as long as their role was clear and they had a planning role.
	www.un.org /News/briefings/docs/2001/chiracpc.doc.htm (369 words)

	Kids.net.au - Encyclopedia President of France - (Site not responding. Last check: )
		France is the classic example of a mixed presidental-parliamentary system.
		It has both a President and Prime Minister, both of whom share real power, and can come from different parties (see cohabitation).
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	www.kids.net.au /encyclopedia-wiki/pr/President_of_France (133 words)

	ipedia.com: President of France Article (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The current President of the (fifth) Republic is Jacques Chirac.
		Unlike many other European presidents, the office of the French President is quite a powerful one, especially in matters of foreign policy, although it is the prime minister and his gouvernement that are formally expected to run the country.
		However, since the French National Assembly has the power to dismiss the Prime Minister's gouvernement, the president is forced to name a prime minister that is agreeable to the majority of this assembly; this leads to political cohabitation.
	www.ipedia.com /president_of_france.html (1081 words)

	Prime Minister of France - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Where the President and the majority of the Assembly have opposite political leanings, this yields a situation known as cohabitation, where the executive is headed by a president and a prime minister of different opinion.
		In the Fifth Republic the chief political figure in France is the President of the Republic with the Prime Minister having secondary importance.
		When the President and the Prime Minister are of the same party, the Prime Minister often plays the role of a "fuse": that is, citizens lay the blame of the failures of governmental policy on him or her, and when the Prime Minister is unpopular, he or she resigns in order to protect the President.
	www.knowledgehunter.info /wiki/Prime_Minister_of_France (641 words)

	President of Russia \| Beginning of Meeting with Federal Chancellor of Germany Gerhard Schroeder and President of France ...
		PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN: Dear colleagues, first of all I would like to welcome you to this, Russia’s westernmost region.
		Our meeting does not quite coincide with the 750th anniversary of the city of Kaliningrad as the official celebrations took place yesterday, but the general celebratory mood in the city can still be felt and I very much hope that this will help create the right atmosphere for our meeting today.
		It is a great pleasure for me to see here today the President of France and the German Chancellor and to have this opportunity to exchange views on the next steps to take in building the relations between our countries and between Russia and the European Union.
	www.kremlin.ru /eng/text/speeches/2005/07/03/1810_type82914_90786.shtml (771 words)

	President of the French Republic (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The President of the French Republic (Président de la République française in French), coloquially referred to as President of France, is France's elected Head of State.
		Perhaps the president's greatest power is his ability to choose the prime minister.
		The president has a very limited form of suspensive veto: when presented a law, he can request another reading of it by Parliament; but if the law is presented a second time, he has to sign it.
	omniknow.com /common/wiki.php?in=en&term=President_of_France (1926 words)

	CNN.com - Chirac lashes out at 'new Europe' - Feb. 18, 2003
		France has been a leading voice against Washington's press for war in Iraq to disarm President Saddam Hussein and is insisting weapons inspectors in the country be given more time.
		Rumsfeld angered France and Germany when he referred to them as 'old Europe' -- in contrast to the easterners seeking to join the EU and NATO -- in response to Paris and Berlin's stance against any possible war in Iraq.
		European Commission President Romano Prodi said he was saddened rather than angry with the candidates because their pro-Americanism was a signal they had failed to understand that the EU is more than a mere economic union.
	www.cnn.com /2003/WORLD/europe/02/18/sprj.irq.chirac (743 words)

	Haiti's President in France to Drum Up Financial Support (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Haiti's President Rene Preval is in Paris as part of a European tour to drum up financial assistance and help in restoring security and the rule of law to the impoverished Caribbean island.
		During his visit to Brussels Tuesday, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said the EU was increasing its aid to Haiti to $293 million for the period of 2008-2013 - up $82 million from this current five-year period.
		France is one of Haiti's leading donors, and French officials say Paris is prepared to increase its bilateral aid.
	www.voanews.com /english/archive/2006-06/2006-06-29-voa66.cfm?CFID=12923947&CFTOKEN=88857415 (449 words)

	The France Revolution - former NASCAR president Bill France - Interview Auto Racing Digest - Find Articles
		In 1972 the control of NASCAR was passed down to his son, Bill France Jr., who dared to gaze even further beyond the horizon than his father had done.
		New president Mike Helton, who worked his way to the top from the inside, so impressed France with his competence and commitment that he was hand-picked to-lead the sport in the new millennium.
		France also cited the need for his own increased involvement in the family-controlled International Speedway Corp., which in recent years has more than doubled the number of tracks it owns and oversees.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0FCH/is_3_29/ai_78680465 (898 words)

	François Mitterrand, President of France
		"France is a land of welcome and hospitality" he said.
		This must be inscribed in the memory of mankind and this sacrifice must simultaneously serve as a lesson to the young and as the will to survive, so that all will know throughout time that this people does not belong to the past, but is truly of the present and has a future.
		This is a declaration which greatly touched us; this is the first time that a president of the Republic addresses himself so directly to our people.
	www.armenian-genocide.org /Affirmation.1/current_category.1/affirmation_detail.html (463 words)

	Newsvine - Rwandan President accuses France of involvement in Genocide
		Rwandan President accuses France of involvement in Genocide
		Rwandan President Paul Kagame on Saturday repeated accusations that France was implicated in his country’s 1994 genocide in a television interview one day after Rwanda broke off diplomatic ties with its former ally.
		“France is implicated in the genocide, there is no doubt about that, no one can have doubts,” Kagame told French TV channel i-Tele in an interview broadcast on Saturday.
	sokabs.newsvine.com /_news/2006/11/26/457438-rwandan-president-accuses-france-of-involvement-in-genocide (315 words)

	France President, France, President of France
		Jacques Rene Chirac is the President of France.
		He was nominated as the prime minister of France in 1974.
		The President of France has had very controversial relationships with the United States, NATO and Israel.
	www.mapsofworld.com /france/politics/president.html (360 words)

	Senator Joe Biden’s Unite Our States : Blog » Blog Archive » Woman Running For President In France ...
		The polling institute IFOP reported in January 2006 that 94 percent of the French believed that a woman was qualified to be president, compared with 52 percent in 1972.
		France is not as macho as it used to be.”
		A law passed in 2000 that requires each of the parties to present equal numbers of men and women on their election slates in regional and many local elections is often disregarded.
	uniteourstates.com /blog/2006/12/26/woman-running-for-president-in-france-packages-image-as-mother-protector-its-working-for-socialist-candidate-segolene-royal (705 words)

	France
		France raises cattle, horses, pigs, chickens, turkey, and sheep.
		The government is in charge of seeing that France continues to grow as a strong country and to see that their citizens get what they need.
		In France the citizens that are 19 years old or older vote for the President.
	www.campbell.k12.ky.us /links/webquest/op/France.html (233 words)

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