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German Chancellor Angela Merkel and her husband Joachim Sauer (L) arrive for the opening of this year's Bayreuth Wagner opera festival outside the so-called Gruener Huegel (Green Hill) opera house in Bayreuth July 25, 2007. Every year, thousands of Wagner devotees -- some of whom have waited 10 years for a ticket -- flock to the Bavarian town of Bayreuth to revel in the month-long extravaganza of music by one of the country's greatest composers. REUTERS/Michael Dalder (GERMANY)
Pioneers of the 1st Foreign Regiment (1st RE) parade Place de La Concorde in Paris during Bastille Day, Saturday, July 14, 2007. French President Nicolas Sarkozy led a Bastille Day parade that was joined for the first time by military contingents from all 27 countries of the European Union. (AP Photo/Laurent Baheux)
French yachtswoman Maud Fontenoy (R) poses with France's president Nicolas Sarkozy after she was awarded Chevalier of the French order of Merit during a ceremony at the Elysee Palace in Paris, July 12, 2007. REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier (FRANCE)
French President Nicolas Sarkozy looks through the periscope in the 'Le Vigilant' nuclear-powered submarine at L'Ile Longue military base, near Brest, Brittany, Friday, July 13, 2007. (AP Photo/Patrick Kovarik, Pool)
French President Nicolas Sarkozy waves to the crowd during Bastille Day parade, Saturday, July 14, 2007 in Paris. Sarkozy led a Bastille Day parade along the Champs-Elysees that was joined for the first time by military contingents from all 27 countries of the European Union. (AP Photo/Philippe Wojazer, Pool)
French President Nicolas Sarkozy, rear right, looks at Juan Mauricio Soler Hernandez of Colombia during his breakaway in the ascent of the Galibier pass of the 9th stage of the 94th Tour de France cycling race between Val d'Isere and Briancon, French Alps, Tuesday, July 17, 2007. Juan Mauricio Soler Hernandez won the stage and Michael Rasmussen of Denmark retained the overall lead. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati)REUTERS/Eric Gaillard
France's President Nicolas Sarkozy (R) and Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel gesture during a joint news conference at the Airbus plant in Toulouse, southwestern France, July 16, 2007. France and Germany agreed on Monday to streamline management at European aerospace giant EADS, looking to resolve longstanding problems at the company that have dented bilateral relations. REUTERS/Jean-Philippe Arles (FRANCE)
France's President Nicolas Sarkozy (C), Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) and President and Chief Executive Officer of Airbus Louis Gallois (L) visit the Airbus plant in Toulouse, southwestern France, July 16, 2007. France and Germany agreed on Monday to streamline management at European aerospace giant EADS, looking to resolve longstanding problems at the company that have dented bilateral relations. REUTERS/Jean-Philippe Arles (FRANCE)
French president Nicolas Sarkozy, left, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel give a joined press conference at Airbus A380 factory in Toulouse, Monday, July 16, 2007. Merkel and Sarkozy met in Toulouse to seek a solution to EADS' cumbersome dual management structure. EADS, the parent of troubled planemaker Airbus, abandoned its twin-chief executive structure, with France's Louis Gallois taking the company reins. The leaders of France and Germany said the deal marked a big day for both firms. (AP Photo/Patrick Kovaric, Pool)
France's President Nicolas Sarkozy (R) and Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel give a joined news conference at the Airbus plant in Toulouse, southwestern France, July 16, 2007. France and Germany agreed on Monday to streamline management at European aerospace giant EADS, looking to resolve longstanding problems at the company that have dented bilateral relations. REUTERS/Jean-Philippe Arles (FRANCE)
French President Nicolas Sarkozy, right, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel shake hands after their joint news conference in Toulouse, southwestern France, Monday, July 16, 2007. Merkel and Sarkozy met in Toulouse to seek a solution to EADS' cumbersome dual management structure. EADS, the parent of troubled planemaker Airbus, abandoned its twin-chief executive structure, with France's Louis Gallois taking the company reins. The leaders of France and Germany said the deal marked a big day for both firms. (AP Photo/Remy Gabalda)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel briefs the media at a news conference with Serbia's Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica, unseen, after a meeting at the chancellery in Berlin on Tuesday, July 17, 2007. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel poses next to confectioners and a replica of the government guest house in Meseberg made of sugar during a summer festival in Meseberg, some 70 km (43 miles) north of Berlin, July 6, 2007. REUTERS/Tobias Schwarz (GERMANY)
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy, right, kisses U.S. singer Barbra Streisand after she was awarded Officier de la Legion d'Honneur, or Legion of Honor, France's highest award, at the Elysee Palace, in Paris, Thursday, June 28, 2007 (AP Photo/Philippe Wojazer, Pool)
