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May 19, 2009 | The Independent

The complete guide to Alsace-Lorraine

Where are they, you mean Alsace and Lorraine are separate regions in France's north-eastern corner, and share borders with Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany and Switzerland.

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Related Topix: Luxembourg, World News, Germany, France, Travel

Wed Apr 08, 2009

American Spectator

Ninety-Two Years and Counting

Last Friday, a Fox New panel kicked around the matter of President Obama's remarks at the G-20 meeting where he had characterized the U.S. attitude toward Europe as "arrogant," dismissive," and "derisive." The United States, its President had said, was guilty of a "failure to appreciate Europe's leading role," in world affairs.

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Related Topix: France, Winston Churchill

Mon Mar 02, 2009

The Spectator

Geography professor explains battle's impact on soil quality

Geography professor Joseph Hupy discussed how military operations have had a lasting impact on 20th century battlefields Wednesday afternoon at Sweetwater's Restaurant, 1104 W. Clairemont Ave.

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Related Topix: France,

Sat Feb 21, 2009

Encyclopaedia Britannica

Hulton Archive/Getty Images Battle of Verdun

Erich von Falkenhayn believed in a strategy of attrition and argued that Germany should bleed France to death by choosing a point of attack "for the retention of which the French would be compelled to throw in ...

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Related Topix: France, World News, History in the News

Mon Feb 09, 2009

Telegraph.co.uk

JK Rowling's greatgrandfather was a French First World War hero

There is a missing book in the JK Rowling oeuvre, and it should be entitled Harry Potter's Creator and the Legion d'honneur and subtitled The Legacy of a Great-Grandfather. By David Harrison, Patrick Sawer and ...

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Related Topix: Harry Potter, Books, Nicolas Sarkozy, France, World News,

Sat Feb 07, 2009

San Francisco Chronicle

Pigeon proofing the best way to deal with a nuisance

Q: W e have a lot of pigeons in our neighborhood. I don't want to see them killed.

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Related Topix: Drama, Comedy Movies, Stardust Memories, Pop/Rock, Woody Allen, France, World News,

Mon Jan 19, 2009

IcWales

Sarkozy sorry for gaffe over Welsh soldiersa wartime role

THE President of France has apologised for leaving Welsh soldiers out of a speech praising soldiers who helped liberate his country in two world wars.

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Related Topix: France, Europe, World News, Nicolas Sarkozy, Canada,

Tue Dec 16, 2008

Canoe, Hunt, Fish, and Fly,

Steve's "Otter Of The Week"! .....by Karl E. Hayes

Here is a "fine-looking" 52 year old "lady" that continues in the workforce to this very day.

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Related Topix: North America, Canada, World News, Travel, Canada Travel, US Military, US Army, New Cumberland Army Depot, Riley, KS, France,

Tue Dec 02, 2008

MetaFilter

The war to end all wars...

It wasn't a Merry Christmas A few years ago while visiting friends in Germany, we made a trek to Verdun, France .

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Related Topix: France, World News

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