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Another Day in France (Saturday Edition)

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Links for Saturday 19 July 2008:

Chart hitter: Carla Bruni's new album ranks third
To be dumped next year? Sarkozy's PM suffers from more than back pain
Girl power: News French videogame maker targets female gamers
Gallic supremacy: France continues to set the standard for global fine wine production
"They're mine" Vasarely's daughter-in-law charged with art theft
Not racism but nervousness:
Raw living: Law of 'the Jungle' rules France's illegal refugees
Something is out of joint in France: Let them eat Miel Pops
Guess who wins?
End of story: Salma Hayek's engagement to billionaire called off just months after birth of first child

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