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San Antonio Spurs' Tony Parker (9), of France, shoots around Dallas Mavericks' Dirk Nowitzki (41), of Germany, during the first half of Game 5 of the opening-round NBA basketball playoff series on Wednesday, April 30, 2014, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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Sebastien Bourdais, of France, takes a turn during testing for the inaugural Grand Prix of Indianapolis auto race on the new road course at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Wednesday, April 30, 2014. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
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FILE - In this April 28, 2014 file photo, General Electric Co. CEO Jeffrey R. Immelt leaves the Elysee Palace after meeting with French President Francois Hollande in Paris. General Electric inched closer to buying the energy-related businesses of France's Alstom by making a $16.9 billion bid, but rival offers and political concern in France may hold up or scuttle the deal. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)
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French Economy Minister Arnaud Montebourg waves as he arrives at the National Assembly for a conference on the selling of French engineering company Alstom, in Paris, Wednesday, April 30, 2014. Alstom says it will decide by the end of May whether to accept a 12.35 billion euro ($17 billion) offer from General Electric Co. for its energy business. France's government, which regularly intervenes in corporate decision making, had questioned whether selling Alstom to Connecticut-based GE threatens the country's energy independence and jobs. Officials had pressed for more time to allow rival Siemens, based in Germany, to make an offer. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)
