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The Daily Show With Jon Stewart	M – Th 11p / 10c
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Finance Minister shows America the funny side of France [Times]

Paris receives a facelift [BBC]
Sarkozy unveils his legacy: Paris as a futuristic eco-metropolis [Guardian]
Loving the Louvre pyramid [Times]
Anger over €700,000 pension as SocGen chief bows to demands for his resignation [Times]
Air France crew refuse to board flight to Mexico [Expatica]
Make a hit festival? Yes we Cannes [Times]
The French have a beef [New Straits Times]