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FILE - In this Dec.10, 2018 file photo, French Ecology Minister De Rugy enters his car after a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace in Paris. Francois de Rugy resigned Tuesday July 16, 2019 over reports of publicly funded lavish lifestyle. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, File)

French government reports clear ex-minister of over-spending

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Junior Minister of Ecological and Inclusive Transition Brune Poirson, left, listens to new Ecology Minister Elisabeth Borne during the handover ceremony at the ecology ministry, Wednesday, July 17, 2019 in Paris. Francois de Rugy resigned Tuesday following media reports that he has been living a lavish lifestyle at taxpayer expense, including hosting lobster and Champagne soirees and ordering up exorbitant renovations of his ministerial apartment. (AP Photo/Kamil Zihnioglu)

Lobster vs. kebab: French food fight after minister scandal

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FILE - In this July 9, 2019 file photo, French Ecology Minister Francois de Rugy gives a press conference during an Ecological Defense Council, in Paris. Francois de Rugy resigned Tuesday July 16, 2019 over reports of publicly funded lavish lifestyle. (Ludovic Marin/POOL via AP, File)

Top French minister resigns over alleged lavish lifestyle

By ELAINE GANLEY and LORI HINNANT - Associated Press

FILE - In this Friday, Sept. 15, 2017 file picture French Sports Minister Laura Flessel speaks to the medias after a welcome ceremony for the French Olympic delegation at the Elysee Palace, in Paris. France's sports minister has quit in the latest blow to President Emmanuel Macron's government, just a week after the environment minister unexpectedly announced his resignation. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, File)

French president names 2 new ministers in mini-reshuffle

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