Screen giant Clint Eastwood and Anne Cox Chambers, chairman of Atlanta Newspapers, which owns The AJC, were honored for their cultural contributions at the Culture Ministry in Paris on Friday. French PresidentNicolas Sarkozy awarded actor/director …
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PARIS (AP) — For the first time since World War I, the leaders of Germany and France held a joint ceremony to commemorate the end of the conflict, saying it is now time to celebrate their countries’ reconciliation and friendship. …
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(ChattahBox)– Hollywood actor and director Clint Eastwood, the iconic tough-guy character in a host of films spanning half a century, was awarded one of France’s highest honors on Friday, in recognition of his enormous contribution to the art of cinema …
Read Original Story: France Awards Clint Eastwood With French Legion Command – ChattahBox
DAKAR, Senegal — A waiter, reacting to the mosquitoes plaguing a customer on a recent hot night here, said sharply, “Those aren’t mosquitoes; those are French people!” Niger’s president, Mamadou Tandja, far right, next to Alain …
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PARIS, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) — French PresidentNicolas Sarkozy was set to make Clint Eastwood’s day on Friday by naming the American actor and director commander of the French Legion of Honor. As grand master of the order, Sarkozy praised Eastwood’s …
Read Original Story: French president set to make Clint Eastwood's day – Xinhua
Clint Eastwood always could command an audience. Now he has the title to prove it. This morning, French PresidentNicolas Sarkozy not only welcomed the Oscar winner into the French Legion of Honor, but elevated him to a ranking normally out of bounds …
Read Original Story: France Goes Ahead, Makes Clint Eastwood's Day – E! Online
PARIS — French PresidentNicolas Sarkozy says there is no place for full face and body veils such as the burqa, or for the debasement of women, in France. Sarkozy says all beliefs will be respected in France but says "becoming French means adhering to …
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PARIS — French PresidentNicolas Sarkozy is making American actor and director Clinton Eastwood a commander in the prestigious French Legion of Honor. The citation for the highly coveted decoration says Eastwood, 79, is being honored for his body of …
Read Original Story: Clint Eastwood made Legion of Honor commander – The Associated Press
PARIS, Nov 12, 2009 (AFP) – French Culture Minister Frederic Mitterrand backed a book prize winner"s right to free speech Thursday after she was attacked for calling President Nicolas Sarkozy’s vision of France "hideous." Marie Ndiaye, winner of this …
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AP From: AP CLINT Eastwood is awarded the Commander of the Legion of Honor at the Elysee Palace, in Paris. Picture: AP Source: AP CLINT Eastwood is now a commander in the French Legion of Honour – and it’s not a movie role. …
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