U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, left, is welcomed by France's President Nicolas Sarkozy at his arrival at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Friday, July 25, 2008. The French capital is the latest stop for Obama, on a tour of the Middle East and Europe. AP Photo logo AP Photo 11 months ago

U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, left, is welcomed by France's President Nicolas Sarkozy at his arrival at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Friday, July 25, 2008. The French capital is the latest stop for Obama, on a tour of the Middle East and Europe.

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  13. France's President Nicolas Sarkozy arrives at a mosque in Paris to attend a ceremony gathering the families of the victims of the Yemenia airliner crash off the Comoros islands, July 2, 2009. Only one of the 153 people survived after the Yemenia Airbus A310 crashed into the Indian ocean in the early hours of Tuesday.
  14. France's President Nicolas Sarkozy arrives at a Paris mosque to attend a ceremony gathering the families of the victims of the Yemenia airliner crash off the Comoros islands, July 2, 2009. Only one of the 153 people survived after the Yemenia Airbus A310 crashed into the Indian ocean in the early hours of Tuesday.
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