FILE - In this April 28, 2009 file photo, French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy arrives at the Parliament in Madrid during French President Nicolas Sarkozy's two-day state visit to Spain. In a Feb. 23, 2009 letter to animal rights group PETA, The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, and made public Wednesday June 10, 2009, France's first lady has told she is fur-free, and said any pictures of her in what appears to be fur date from her modeling days, when she wasn't always free to choose what she wore. AP Photo logo AP Photo 5 months ago

FILE - In this April 28, 2009 file photo, French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy arrives at the Parliament in Madrid during French President Nicolas Sarkozy's two-day state visit to Spain. In a Feb. 23, 2009 letter to animal rights group PETA, The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, and made public Wednesday June 10, 2009, France's first lady has told she is fur-free, and said any pictures of her in what appears to be fur date from her modeling days, when she wasn't always free to choose what she wore.

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  1. French First Lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy (R) and French Health Minister Roselyne Bachelot-Narquin (2nd L) listen to the speech of French President Nicolas Sarkozy in Marseille, southern France, on November 2, 2009. President Sarkozy unveiled France's second national plan against cancer during a speech.
  2. French First lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy listens to French President Nicolas Sarkozy's speech announcing a plan against cancer on November 2, 2009 in Marseille, southern France. Sarkozy announced today 'nearly 750 million euros of new spending' for the new Cancer Plan (2009-2013).
  3. French First lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy listens to French President Nicolas Sarkozy's speech announcing a plan against cancer on November 2, 2009 in Marseille, southern France. Sarkozy announced today 'nearly 750 million euros of new spending' for the new Cancer Plan (2009-2013).
  4. A nude photography of Carla Bruni-Sarkozy (L) by French photographer Michel Comte, when she was a supermodel, is displayed on October 28, 2009 at a Piasa showroom in Paris, before to be auctioned on November 20, 2009 at the Drouot auction house. The photo from a German collector, is estimated at 6,000-9,000 Euros. Another print of French photographer Comte's image of Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, the wife of French President Nicolas Sarkozy, has been sold for 91,000 USD in April 2008 at Christie's in New York.
  5. Expert Eric di Maria shows a nude photography of Carla Bruni-Sarkozy by French photographer Michel Comte, when she was a supermodel, on October 28, 2009 at a Piasa showroom in Paris, to be auctioned on November 20, 2009 at the Drouot auction house. The photo from a German collector, is estimated at 6,000-9,000 Euros. Another print of French photographer Comte's image of Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, the wife of French President Nicolas Sarkozy, has been sold for 91,000 USD in April 2008 at Christie's in New York.
  6. An expert shows a nude photography of Carla Bruni-Sarkozy by French photographer Michel Comte, when she was a supermodel, on October 28, 2009 at a Piasa showroom in Paris, to be auctioned on November 20, 2009 at the Drouot auction house. The photo from a German collector, is estimated at 6,000-9,000 Euros. Another print of French photographer Comte's image of Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, the wife of French President Nicolas Sarkozy, has been sold for 91,000 USD in April 2008 at Christie's in New York.
  7. Expert Eric di Maria shows a nude photography of Carla Bruni-Sarkozy by French photographer Michel Comte, when she was a supermodel, on October 28, 2009 at a Piasa showroom in Paris, to be auctioned on November 20, 2009 at the Drouot auction house. The photo from a German collector, is estimated at 6,000-9,000 Euros. Another print of French photographer Comte's image of Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, the wife of French President Nicolas Sarkozy, has been sold for 91,000 USD in April 2008 at Christie's in New York.
  8. Expert Eric di Maria shows a nude photography of Carla Bruni-Sarkozy by French photographer Michel Comte, when she was a supermodel, on October 28, 2009 at a Piasa showroom in Paris, to be auctioned on November 20, 2009 at the Drouot auction house. The photo from a German collector, is estimated at 6,000-9,000 Euros. Another print of French photographer Comte's image of Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, the wife of French President Nicolas Sarkozy, has been sold for 91,000 USD in April 2008 at Christie's in New York.
  9. France's President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) tastes a piece of cheese as he visits the National School of Dairy Industries in Poligny, eastern France, October 27, 2009. President Sarkozy said on Tuesday he will seek tougher European regulation in the milk sector from the start of next year as part of a package of measures to help France's struggling farmers.
  10. France's President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) visits the National School of Dairy Industries in Poligny, eastern France, October 27, 2009. President Sarkozy said on Tuesday he will seek tougher European regulation in the milk sector from the start of next year as part of a package of measures to help France's struggling farmers.
  11. France's President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) speaks with France's Culture Minister Frederic Mitterrand (R) before inaugurating a major exhibit of art from Turkey at the Grand Palais in Paris October 9, 2009. Culture Minister Mitterrand is facing calls for his resignation for having written about paying boys for sex in Thailand, revelations that were made in a 2005 autobiography "The Bad Life". Jean-David Levitte (2ndL) is President Sarkozy's diplomatic advisor.
  12. A member of French CFDT trade-union from the world's largest steel maker ArcelorMittal in Hayange, eastern France, writes on a board the 2008 French President Nicolas Sarkozy' promises as the workers prepare a symbolic meeting with the president. In 2008, President Sarkozy engaged to come back to the ArcelorMittal nearest Gandrange site, threatened of closing. Plans for a partial shutdown of the Gandrange steel factory were postponed last year after Sarkozy urged owner Lakshmi Mittal to reconsider. Sarkozy, who visits other factories in the eastern region on October 8, 2009, promised to go later in ArcelorMittal sites, according to Secretary of State for Employment Laurent Wauquiez.
  13. Members of French CFDT trade-union from the world's largest steel maker ArcelorMittal in Hayange, eastern France, answer to journalists as they wait for the visit of French President Nicolas Sarkozy, preparing a symbolic meeting (with President's chair vacant). In 2008, President Sarkozy engaged to come back to the ArcelorMittal nearest Gandrange site, threatened of closing. Plans for a partial shutdown of the Gandrange steel factory were postponed last year after Sarkozy urged owner Lakshmi Mittal to reconsider. Sarkozy, who visits other factories in the eastern region on October 8, 2009, promised to go later in ArcelorMittal sites, according to Secretary of State for Employment Laurent Wauquiez.
  14. Members of French CFDT trade-union from the world's largest steel maker ArcelorMittal in Hayange, eastern France, answer to journalists as they wait for the visit of French President Nicolas Sarkozy, preparing a symbolic meeting (with President's chair vacant). In 2008, President Sarkozy engaged to come back to the ArcelorMittal nearest Gandrange site, threatened of closing. Plans for a partial shutdown of the Gandrange steel factory were postponed last year after Sarkozy urged owner Lakshmi Mittal to reconsider. Sarkozy, who visits other factories in the eastern region on October 8, 2009, promised to go later in ArcelorMittal sites, according to Secretary of State for Employment Laurent Wauquiez.
  15. Members of French CFDT trade-union from the world's largest steel maker ArcelorMittal in Hayange, eastern France, answer to journalits wait for the visit of French President Nicolas Sarkozy, preparing a symbolic meeting (with President's chair vacant). In 2008, President Sarkozy engaged to come back to the ArcelorMittal nearest Gandrange site, threatened of closing. Plans for a partial shutdown of the Gandrange steel factory were postponed last year after Sarkozy urged owner Lakshmi Mittal to reconsider. Sarkozy, who visits other factories in the eastern region on October 8, 2009, promised to go later in ArcelorMittal sites, according to Secretary of State for Employment Laurent Wauquiez.
  16. Members of French CFDT trade-union from the world's largest steel maker ArcelorMittal in Hayange, eastern France, wait for the visit of French President Nicolas Sarkozy where they prepare a symbolic meeting (with President's chair vacant). In 2008, President Sarkozy engaged to come back to the ArcelorMittal nearest Gandrange site, threatened of closing. Plans for a partial shutdown of the Gandrange steel factory were postponed last year after Sarkozy urged owner Lakshmi Mittal to reconsider. Sarkozy, who visits other factories in the eastern region on October 8, 2009, promised to go later in ArcelorMittal sites, according to Secretary of State for Employment Laurent Wauquiez.

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  7. BERLIN - NOVEMBER 09: A man stands in the rain next to the Brandenburg Gate on November 9, 2009 in Berlin, Germany. The city of Berlin is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, which led to the end of communist rule in East Germany and later on the reunification of East and West Germany, with a spectacular event at the Brandenburg Gate and the participation of international leaders.
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  10. Neighbors place a photo of the victims of the shootings at Fort Hood on top of a wreath of flowers set up as a memorial in the courtyard of the apartment complex where suspected shooter, Major Nidal Malik Hasan, lived in Killeen, Texas November 9, 2009. Thirteen people died in the mass shooting Thursday at the sprawling U.S. Army base in Texas.
  11. Liverpool's Steven Gerrard, left, reacts after scoring a penalty against Birmingham during their English Premier League soccer match against at Anfield Stadium, Liverpool, England, Monday Nov. 9, 2009. 20 7864 9121 or EMAIL info@football-dataco.com FOR DETAILS.
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  13. Giant dominos placed along the former border in front of the Brandenburg Gate fall in a symbolic act in Berlin, Germany, Monday, Nov. 9, 2009, during the commemorations of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on Nov.9, 1989.
  14. Liverpool's David N'Gog, right, is brought down for a penalty by Birmingham's Lee Carsley during their English Premier League soccer match at Anfield Stadium, Liverpool, England, Monday Nov. 9, 2009. 20 7864 9121 or EMAIL info@football-dataco.com FOR DETAILS.
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