61st Annual Cannes Film Festival
British Minister of Culture Margaret Hodge and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso wave a European flag at a photocall for European culture ministers during the 61st Annual Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France on May 19, 2008. (UPI Photo/David Silpa)
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