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Bastille Day military parade in Paris

(From L to R) Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, German President Horst Koehler, French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh await the start of the annual military parade at the Place de la Concorde during the Bastille Day celebrations in Paris on July 14, 2009. (UPI Photo/ David Silpa) .

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