La Grande Pagaille: Mr. Mitterrand's architectural projects

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Mitterrand hopes to leave his mark on the architecture of France by commissioning new buildings. One of the proposed structures will be the Tres Grande Bibliotheque (The Very Large Library). Critics complain that the plan would put books in glass towers where they would be damaged by heat.

Social policy, Buildings and facilities, Architecture, Mitterrand, Francois

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Lien a grande vitesse: European monetary union

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French financial leaders meeting in the secret 'Colloque' annual conference say they desire a monetary union with Germany smaller than the pan-European scheme envisioned in the waning Maastricht treaty. However, the German parliament and central bank are resisting the French overtures.

Germany, Monetary policy, German foreign relations, French foreign relations

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Poison across the Rio Grande

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Drug trafficking is a growing problem that is frustrating both US and Mexican officials. US crackdowns on Colombia's cocaine smuggling through the Caribbean has led to an increase in Mexican smuggling, which accounts for as much as 70% of all the cocaine brought into the US.

International aspects, Mexico, Narcotics, Control of, Narcotics control, Crime, Cocaine industry, Cocaine trade, Drug traffic

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