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A French paratrooper lands in the Place de la Concorde during the annual military parade on Bastille Day in Paris on Wednesday, July 14, 2010. Leaders and soldiers from 13 former French colonies in Africa, celebrating five decades of independence, were invited to take part in this year's parade. (UPI/David Silpa)

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French President Nicolas Sarkozy (top left) arrives at the start of the annual military parade at the Place de la Concorde during the Bastille Day celebrations in Paris on Wednesday, July 14, 2010. Leaders and soldiers from 13 former French colonies in Africa, celebrating five decades of independence, were invited to take part in this year's parade. (UPI/David Silpa)

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French President Nicolas Sarkozy (right) is saluted by an African soldier during the annual military parade at the Place de la Concorde during the Bastille Day celebrations in Paris on Wednesday, July 14, 2010. Leaders and soldiers from 13 former French colonies in Africa, celebrating five decades of independence, were invited to take part in this year's parade. (UPI/David Silpa)

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With Cameroonian first lady Chantal Biya (left) looking on, French President Nicolas Sarkozy kisses the hand of his wife, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, during the annual Bastille Day military parade in Paris on Wednesday, July 14, 2010. (AP Photo/Eric Feferberg, Pool)

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Republican soldiers stand at the start of the Bastille Day parade in Paris on Wednesday, July 14, 2010. Thirteen African countries were invited to the ceremonies. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)

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French Republican Guards parade amid African military bands during the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Avenue des Champs-Elysees in Paris on Wednesday, July 14, 2010. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)

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Soldiers march in the annual military parade at the Place de la Concorde during the Bastille Day celebrations in Paris on Wednesday, July 14, 2010. Leaders and soldiers from 13 former French colonies in Africa, celebrating five decades of independence, were invited to take part in this year's parade. (UPI/David Silpa)

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French paratroopers arrive at the start of the annual military parade at the Place de la Concorde during the Bastille Day celebrations in Paris on Wednesday, July 14, 2010. Leaders and soldiers from 13 former French colonies in Africa, celebrating five decades of independence, were invited to take part in this year's parade. (UPI/David Silpa)

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A French soldier rides in a jeep during the annual military parade at the Place de la Concorde during the Bastille Day celebrations in Paris on Wednesday, July 14, 2010. Leaders and soldiers from 13 former French colonies in Africa, celebrating five decades of independence, were invited to take part in this year's parade. (UPI/David Silpa)

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French soldiers march during the annual military parade at the Place de la Concorde during the Bastille Day celebrations in Paris on Wednesday, July 14, 2010. Leaders and soldiers from 13 former French colonies in Africa, celebrating five decades of independence, were invited to take part in this year's parade. (UPI/David Silpa)

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Soldiers from Chad march in the annual military parade at the Place de la Concorde during the Bastille Day celebrations in Paris on Wednesday, July 14, 2010. Leaders and soldiers from 13 former French colonies in Africa, celebrating five decades of independence, were invited to take part in this year's parade. (UPI/David Silpa)

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French soldiers arrive at the start of the annual military parade at the Place de la Concorde during the Bastille Day celebrations in Paris on Wednesday, July 14, 2010. Leaders and soldiers from 13 former French colonies in Africa, celebrating five decades of independence, were invited to take part in this year's parade. (UPI/David Silpa)

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African troops hold flags during the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Avenue des Champs-Elysees in Paris on Wednesday, July 14, 2010. France invited former African colonies celebrating five decades of independence to take part in the parade. President Nicolas Sarkozy has defended himself from critics who asked whether the invitation stemmed from nostalgia for the colonial era. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)

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African military troops hold flags during the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Avenue des Champs-Elysees in Paris on Wednesday, July 14, 2010. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)

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Irish nationalist rioters attack Police Service of Northern Ireland officers with water cannon in North Belfast, Northern Ireland, Tuesday, July, 13, 2010. Northern Ireland leaders condemned Irish nationalist rioters Tuesday who wounded 82 police officers during two nights of street clashes sparked by the province's annual parades by the British Protestant majority. (AP Photo/Liam Mc Burney)

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A nationalist attacks police in the Ardoyne area of North Belfast, Northern Ireland, Tuesday, July 13, 2010. Northern Ireland leaders condemned Irish nationalist rioters Tuesday who wounded 82 police officers during two nights of street clashes sparked by the province's annual parades by the British Protestant majority. (AP Photo/Liam Mc Burney)

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A masked youth prepares to throw a petrol bomb at police in the Ardoyne Area of North Belfast, Northern Ireland, Tuesday, July 13, 2010. Northern Ireland leaders condemned Irish nationalist rioters Tuesday who wounded 82 police officers during two nights of street clashes sparked by the province's annual parades by the British Protestant majority. (AP Photo/Liam Mc Burney)

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Irish nationalist rioters burn a hi-jacked car in the Ardoyne Area of North Belfast, Northern Ireland, Tuesday, July 13, 2010. Northern Ireland leaders condemned Irish nationalist rioters Tuesday who wounded 82 police officers during two nights of street clashes sparked by the province's annual parades by the British Protestant majority. (AP Photo/Liam Mc Burney)

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Flame rises from a car as it was set ablaze by Irish nationalist rioters in the Ardoyne Area of North Belfast, Northern Ireland, Tuesday, July, 13, 2010. Northern Ireland leaders condemned Irish nationalist rioters Tuesday who wounded 82 police officers during two nights of street clashes sparked by the province's annual parades by the British Protestant majority. (AP Photo/Liam Mc Burney)

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A box of peace protest necklaces wait for protesters gathering near the Y-12 boundary marker, the so-called "Blue Line," of barriers erected by security officers along the Bear Creek Road entrance to Y-12 nuclear weapons plant during a peace vigil Monday, July 5, 2010, in Oak Ridge, Tenn. (AP Photo/Knoxville News Sentinel, Michael Patrick)