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Chirac handling of Executive Life to be probed
The French parliament has bowed to pressure to launch a fact-finding mission into the way President Jacques Chirac’s centre-right government handled negotiations with US judicial authorities over the Executive Life affair.
However, the decision is likely to disappoint France’s Socialist opposition, which had called for a full parliamentary inquiry into the affair – a step up from the planned fact-finding mission, or “mission d’information”.
First lion mummy found in tomb near King Tut
For the first time, archaeologists have discovered a preserved lion skeleton in an ancient Egyptian tomb, demonstrating the exalted reputation enjoyed by the king of beasts more than 3,000 years ago.
A research team led by French archaeologist Alain Zivie found the lion’s remains in 2001 as they excavated the tomb of Maia, wet nurse to Tutankhamun, the “boy king” popular with museum visitors today for his opulent gold funeral relics. He ruled for 10 years and died around 1323 B.C.
France PM, EU President Still Disagree On Euro Pact Court Case
BRUSSELS (AP)–French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin and European Commission President Romano Prodi agreed to disagree Wednesday on the European Union’s head office decision to take finance ministers to court for letting Germany and France violate budget rules.
After holding talks during a working dinner, the two were no closer to bridging deep and bitter divisions over the controversial legal decision that threatens to sour relations between Prodi’s office and E.U. countries for months to come.
Israeli journalists get first-hand look at France and problem of anti-Semitism
President Jacques Chirac told Israeli journalists on Tuesday that France is doing its utmost to combat anti-Semitism but that they, in turn, should treat France fairly, an organizer of the meeting said.
A group of some 30 journalists from Israel met Chirac at his Elysee Palace, along with their outlets’ Paris correspondents, in a visit organized to give the journalists a first-hand look at the situation of Jews in France.
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Train to Lyon/Vienne
Does anyone know how to take an inexpensive train to Lyon? A friend told us that he used to go for the day to eat at some great restaurants. When I looked into the train prices on the Internet, I couldn’t believe how expensive they were. Am I missing something? We had a wonderful meal at La Pyramide but hated the traffic on the highway, so wanted to train down from Paris on our next visit. Thanks! kmskeating@aol.com
Health/fitness clubs w/day pass
Does anyone know of a health club or fitness center that allows one to pay for a day or week pass? We usually stay in St. Germaine de Pres so one in the 6th or even the 5th would be great but we’d be willing to Metro to a good facility. Thanks much. kmskeating@aol.com