French National Assembly president Bernard Accoyer, top, listens as French President Nicolas Sarkozy addresses parliament members at the Versailles castle, west of Paris, Monday June 22, 2009. Sarkozy will lay out his vision for the nation in a speech marking the first time a French president has addressed the parliament in 136 years. Sarkozy lashed out at the practice of wearing the Muslim burqa, insisting the full-body religious gown is a sign of the "debasement" of women and that it won't be welcome in France. AP Photo logo AP Photo 5 months ago

French National Assembly president Bernard Accoyer, top, listens as French President Nicolas Sarkozy addresses parliament members at the Versailles castle, west of Paris, Monday June 22, 2009. Sarkozy will lay out his vision for the nation in a speech marking the first time a French president has addressed the parliament in 136 years. Sarkozy lashed out at the practice of wearing the Muslim burqa, insisting the full-body religious gown is a sign of the "debasement" of women and that it won't be welcome in France.

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  1. FILE - In this Nov.11, 2009 file photo, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy is seen after Armistice Day ceremonies in Paris. Film director Woody Allen has successfully courted France's first lady, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, who says she's agreed to be in the famed movie director's next film, without knowing what part she may play. The former supermodel and wife of President Nicolas Sarkozy announced on French TV that Woody asked her to be in his next movie and she accepted.
  2. Protesters wearing face masks depicting, from left to right, France's President Nicolas Sarkozy, Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and EU Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso take part in a protest on climate change ahead of the Copenhagen Climate Conference, outside of the building housing the European Union representative office in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 3009.
  3. A student chants as teachers and students take to the streets in protest over the government's education policies, in Paris November 24, 2009. Thousands of French postal workers and teachers went on strike on Tuesday in separate protests over the future of two of France's biggest public sector institutions. The protests are the latest in a series of strikes by public sector workers angered by reforms President Nicolas Sarkozy says are necessary to improve efficiency and reduce costs. The placard reads "The rotten reforms of Sarkozy".
  4. A postal worker with a union sticker on his hat demonstrates in Paris November 24, 2009. Thousands of French postal workers and teachers went on strike on Tuesday in separate protests over the future of two of France's biggest public sector institutions. The protests are the latest in a series of strikes by public sector workers angered by reforms President Nicolas Sarkozy says are necessary to improve efficiency and reduce costs.
  5. A student chants as teachers and students take to the streets in protest over the government's education policies, in Paris November 24, 2009. Thousands of French postal workers and teachers went on strike on Tuesday in separate protests over the future of two of France's biggest public sector institutions. The protests are the latest in a series of strikes by public sector workers angered by reforms President Nicolas Sarkozy says are necessary to improve efficiency and reduce costs.
  6. France's President Nicolas Sarkozy speaks during a meeting with local authorities in Le-Perreux-sur-Marne, near Paris November 24, 2009.
  7. France's President Nicolas Sarkozy speaks during a meeting with local authorities in Le-Perreux-sur-Marne, near Paris November 24, 2009.
  8. France's President Nicolas Sarkozy speaks during a meeting with local authorities in Le-Perreux-sur-Marne, near Paris November 24, 2009.
  9. France's President Nicolas Sarkozy speaks during a meeting with local authorities in Le-Perreux-sur-Marne, near Paris November 24, 2009.
  10. France's President Nicolas Sarkozy speaks during a meeting with local authorities in Le-Perreux-sur-Marne, near Paris November 24, 2009.
  11. France's President Nicolas Sarkozy speaks during a meeting with local authorities in Le-Perreux-sur-Marne, near Paris November 24, 2009.
  12. France's President Nicolas Sarkozy (C) and Justice Minister Michele Alliot-Marie (R) visit the French Local Territorial Security (DTSP) headquarters in Bobigny, a Paris suburb November 24, 2009.
  13. France's President Nicolas Sarkozy holds a weapon seized by police, Tuesday Nov. 24, 2009 in Bobigny, outside Paris, during a visit to the DTSP headquarters (Directions territoriales de securite de proximite). Man at left is unidentified.
  14. France's President Nicolas Sarkozy (2ndL), French Interior Minister Brice Hortefeux (3rdL), Justice Minister Michele Alliot-Marie (4thL) and Paris Police Prefect Michel Gaudin (5thL) visit the French Local Territorial Security (DTSP) headquarters in Bobigny, near Paris, November 24, 2009.
  15. France's President Nicolas Sarkozy (R) holds a rifle seized by the police during a visit to the French Local Territorial Security (DTSP) headquarters in Bobigny, near Paris, November 24, 2009. At left is French Interior Minister Brice Hortefeux.
  16. France's President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) looks at arms and drugs seized by the police during a visit to the French Local Territorial Security (DTSP) headquarters in Bobigny, near Paris, November 24, 2009.

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  1. French President of the National Assembly Bernard Accoyer is seen during the weekly session of the questions to the government, on November 18, 2009 at the French National Assembly in Paris.
  2. Iraqi President Jalal Talabani (L) is greeted by France's National Assembly President Bernard Accoyer prior to a meeting in Paris, during his first state visit to France, on November 17, 2009. Two economic accords will be signed during the visit to allow the French state development agency AFD to open up offices in Iraq and to roll out poverty-fighting programmes.
  3. Iraqi President Jalal Talabani (L) is greeted by France's National Assembly President Bernard Accoyer prior to a meeting in Paris, during his first state visit to France, on November 17, 2009. Two economic accords will be signed during the visit to allow the French state development agency AFD to open up offices in Iraq and to roll out poverty-fighting programmes.
  4. Spain's tennis player Rafael Nadal (2nd L) poses next to French State Secretary for Sport Rama Yade (2nd R), France's National Assembly president Bernard Accoyer and French Tennis federation president Jean Gachassin, after being awarded by the French Sports Academy with the performance of the year 2008 prize, on November 9, 2009 in Paris.
  5. French President of the National Assembly Bernard Accoyer is seen during the weekly session of the questions to the government, on November 4, 2009 at the French National Assembly in Paris.
  6. France's Parliament President Bernard Accoyer, left, meets with Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Brasilia, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009. Accoyer is on a two-day official visit to Brazil.
  7. France's Parliament President Bernard Accoyer, left, shakes hands with Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Brasilia, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009. Accoyer is on a two-day official visit to Brazil.
  8. France's President Nicolas Sarkozy (2ndR) signs an autograph for an employee as French National Assembly speaker Bernard Accoyer (C) looks on during their visit to "Hachette et Driout" foundry in Saint-Dizier October 20, 2009 before announcing plans to reform France's system of regional and local government.
  9. PARIS - NOVEMBER 11: In this handout provided by the Israeli Government Press Office, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) meets with French President Nicholas Sarkozy on November 11, 2009 in Paris, France. Netanyahu was invited to visit France by Sarkozy on his return from his trip to America.
  10. PARIS - NOVEMBER 11: In this handout provided by the Israeli Government Press Office, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) meets with French President Nicholas Sarkozy on November 11, 2009 in Paris, France. Netanyahu was invited to visit France by Sarkozy on his return from his trip to America.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. 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.
  14. 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.
  15. 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.
  16. 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.

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