France's Chirac expected to announce retirement
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French President Jacques Chirac is expected to announce his retirement Sunday, telling the nation he will not contest elections in April as a new poll showed strong gains for a centrist outsider.
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French President Jacques Chirac is  expected to announce his retirement from frontline politics on  Sunday after a 45-year career that was strong on symbolic  gestures but short on concrete reforms.
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Nicolas Sarkozy awaits the public sector disruption that could shape his future reforms  and presidency
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Tony Blair and Jacques Chirac are due to hold talks on Thursday before the French president goes to Windsor Castle as a guest of the Queen.
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Azeri president leaves for France, expected to meet Chirac later today Turan news agency 7 Sep 04 Baku, 7 September: Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has left on an working visit to France.
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STRASBOURG, France - President Jacques Chirac said Friday that France will decide in a referendum whether it wants Turkey to join the European Union - a potential blow to the Muslim-majority country&#39;s bid.
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Pierre Turgeon is expected to end his 19-season NHL career by announcing his retirement Wednesday.
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PARIS - French President Jacques Chirac announced on Sunday he would not seek re-election next month, bowing out of frontline politics after a 45-year career that ...Comment
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French President Jacques Chirac was expected to announce Sunday that he will not stand as a candidate in next month's presidential elections, confirming that he plans to retire in May after more than 40 years in politics.
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Via Reuters: France's Chirac bows out of frontline politics French President Jacques Chirac announced on Sunday he would not seek re-election next month, bowing out of frontline politics after a 45-year career ...Comment
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Jacques Chirac is set to announce that he will not seek a third term as President of France.Comment
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French President Jacques Chirac is  expected to confirm on Sunday he will not seek reelection,  bringing the curtain down on more than 40 years of frontline  politics.
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PARIS - French President Jacques Chirac announced on Sunday he would not seek a third term in office, confirming widespread expectations that he would end a 45 year career in politics after elections in ...Comment
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French President Jacques Chirac was expected to announce Sunday that he will not stand as a candidate in next month's elections, confirming that he plans to retire in May after more than 40 years in politics.
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PARIS, March 11 -- French President Jacques Chirac said Sunday that he will not seek a third term next month, opening the way for a new generation of leaders to take over a country struggling to halt the erosion of its economy, social cohesion and global standing.
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Sudanese President Omar Al-Beshir. An Africa-France summit seen as President Jacques Chirac's goodbye to Africa is drawing to a close after a shaky agreement was signed to prevent violence in Darfur from ...Comment
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French ex-President Jacques Chirac is to be questioned over claims of corruption while he was Paris mayor.