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PRESS CONFERENCE BY FRENCH PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE SEGOLENE ROYAL

French socialist presidential candidate Segolene Royal addresses journalists in Paris, January 4, 2006. Royal would beat conservative frontrunner Nicolas Sarkozy in the second round of presidential elections later this year, according to a poll published yesterday. At right is her husband, the head of the Socialist Party, Francois Hollande. (UPI Photo/Eco Clement)

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