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Israel holds defense drill amid regional tension (AP)

May 23rd, 2010

FILE - In this Feb. 26, 2009 file photo, Israeli soldiers wearing gas masks carry a dummy on a stretcher as they take part in a home front command army drill simulating a chemical missile attack at an army base near Tel Aviv. Israel launched a dress rehearsal for disaster on Sunday, May 23, 2010, as it began a five-day civil defense drill to test the response of soldiers, emergency crews and civilians to simulated rocket and missile attacks, mega terror attacks and biological and chemical attacks. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner, File)AP - Israel held a dress rehearsal for disaster Sunday, beginning a defense drill to test the response of soldiers, emergency crews and civilians to simulated missile barrages, terrorist attacks…

French left beats Sarkozy’s party in regional vote (AP)

March 21st, 2010

France's President Nicolas Sarkozy, centre left, and his wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy leave the polling station after casting their votes for the second round of the regional elections, in Paris, Sunday, March 21, 2010. President Nicolas Sarkozy's conservative party was bracing for a massive setback Sunday as frustrated French voters cast ballots in regional run-off elections likely to favor the opposition left and to set the stage for the 2012 presidential race. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)AP - The long-flailing French left made a big-time comeback Sunday, crushing Nicolas Sarkozy’s conservatives in regional elections colored by voters’ economic worries — and informally kicking off the 2012…

Sarkozy faces heavy defeat in French regional poll (Reuters)

March 20th, 2010

France's President Nicolas Sarkozy delivers a speech at the Elysee Palace in Paris March 20, 2010, as part of Francophonie International Day, organized by the International Francophonie (French-Speaking countries) Organization. REUTERS/Olivier Laban-Mattei/PoolReuters - French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s center-right party faces heavy losses in regional elections Sunday that could affect the pace of reform as maneuvering begins before the 2012 presidential campaign.


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