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At meeting, French president makes clearthe decision is for U.S. voters and not France. U.S. Democratic presidential contender Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., (left) and French President Nicolas Sarkozy take questions during a press conference following a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris on Friday. PARIS -- Sen. Barack Obama and French President Nicolas Sarkozy staged a joint news conference Friday in Paris that was more like a romantic comedy, with Sarkozy's enthusiasm for the Democratic presidential candidate starkly evident amid many amusing moments. The two men see eye to eye on most pressing global problems, Obama said, reiterating points he stressed earlier this week that Iran should freeze its nuclear program and the West must win the war in Afghanistan. But it was the mood music more than the substantive points that... [read full story]
