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French voters head to polls

Paris : France | Apr 22, 2012 at 12:21 AM PDT
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Voting started Saturday in France's overseas territories, including Guadeloupe, French Guyana, Martinique and French Polynesia...In addition to Sarkozy and Hollande, candidates include Jean-Luc Melenchon on the extreme left, Marine Le Pen on the extreme right, centrist Francois Bayrou and... FULL ARTICLE AT CNN
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