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<title>Did Sarkozy's son use palace pull to get music grant? </title>
<description>President Nicolas Sarkozy, after dealing with charges of nepotism involving his son Jean, is now in a flap over accusations his adviser helped his hip hop producer son Pierre.
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<title>With attack on UN, Afghanistan aid presence shrinks further </title>
<description>The UN's decision to withdraw 200 workers after an attack at a Kabul guesthouse could prompt other aid groups to rethink their presence.
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<title>Berlin Wall's fall: Four former East Germans assess changed lives </title>
<description>On 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, those who lived behind the Iron Curtain talk of both disappointments and unexpected opportunities.
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<title>After the Berlin Wall, nostalgia for communism creeps back </title>
<description>Twenty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, some in Eastern Europe miss the days of full employment and before free elections brought extremism.
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<title>Why women can't ski jump in the Winter Olympics </title>
<description>Women ski jumpers sue for the right to compete in the Vancouver Olympics and stop men from jumping if women can't.
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