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Gerard Depardieu cries Vous Arretez! on French Taxes, Plans Move to Belgium

Source: Reason, Dec 10 2012, 7:23am CST

Reuters reports that the latest tax refugee from France's dramatically hiked top tax rates is controversial actor Gerard Depardieu: The "Cyrano de Bergerac" star has bought a house in the Belgian village of Nechin near the French border, l ...

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Monnery on the Determinants of Recidivism in France

Source: CrimProf Blog  |   May 24 2013, 5:18pm CDT

This article explores the main determinants of the hazard of recidivism among ex-prisoners. We use a nationally-representative sample of prisoners released in 1996-1997 in France, drawn from a 5-year follow-up survey run by the French correctional adm ...

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IMF chief avoids charges in French payout scandal

Source: Bangkok Post  |   May 24 2013, 4:49pm CDT

IMF chief Christine Lagarde avoided immediate charges Friday but was named an "assisted witness" after French prosecutors grilled her for two days over a state payout to a disgraced tycoon when she was finance minist ...

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Review: 'Renoir' paints a lovely picture

Source: Naples Daily News  |   May 24 2013, 4:18pm CDT

A beautiful young woman riding a bicycle through the French countryside, her billowing auburn skirt and jacket the color of her tucked hair, opens the film "Renoir" with the promise of a sumptuous visual journey ...

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Anti-Gay Marriage Group French Spring Facing Possibility Of Being Banned

Source: On Top Magazine  |   May 24 2013, 4:04pm CDT

Anti-gay marriage group the French Spring (Printemps Francais) is facing the possibility of being banned amid claims it's comments amount to a call to violence. Four days after French President Francois Hollande si ...

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French government trying to woo executives and entrepreneurs

Source: GulfToday.ae  |   May 24 2013, 3:59pm CDT

PARIS: The French government is trying to woo executives and entrepreneurs, amid concerns that it has antagonised the businesses needed to reinvigorate the economy. Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici announced on Friday that the government no longer p ...

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IMF chief named key witness in French payoff case

Source: Fort Worth Star-Telegram  |   May 24 2013, 3:28pm CDT

The status of "assisting witness" means that Lagarde could later be charged in the case. The court assigned her the status Friday after two long days of questioning in the case. The hearings centered on Lagarde's role in a 400 million euro ...

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Lepchenko to open with Lucic-Baroni at French Open

Source: The Morning Call  |   May 24 2013, 3:08pm CDT

Lepchenko will be making her fifth appearance at Roland Garros, where she came through with a career-best advancement to the fourth round a year ago. Currently there are no comments. Be the first to comment! Text any o ...

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French lawmakers OK plan for more English at universities

Source: China Post  |   May 24 2013, 2:50pm CDT

PARIS -- France's lower house on Thursday approved a plan to introduce more courses in English at universities despite critics alleging it will undermine efforts to promote French. A majority of lawmakers in the National Assembly approved the seco ...

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French Montana Says 'Album Sales Don't Matter,' Expected to Sell 45K First Week

Source: MTV.com  |   May 24 2013, 2:35pm CDT

French Montana released his debut album Excuse My French this week and projections for his first-week sales are already coming in. According to Hits Daily Double, the album is slated to sell 45-50,000 copies in its first week, giving French the #7 album ...

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Double bombing in Niger may have links to Algeria attack

Source: Christian Science Monitor  |   May 24 2013, 2:03pm CDT

Islamist militants launched simultaneous attacks in Niger on Thursday, killing 26 people and injuring dozens more. The coordinated attacks - which included armed gunmen and suicide bombers detonating two car bombs - tar ...

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