For his part, Mr Fabius emerges stronger from Le Mans than might appear.
According to the French magazine Le Point, more than 250 Porches leave the Italian peninsula every week to be sold elsewhere at 30-40% below Blue Book values.
Ms. Le Pen's result was far better than polls predicted and above the showing of her father, Jean-Marie Le Pen, when he qualified for the second round of the presidential election in 2002.
In the 1995 presidential election, less than half Mr Le Pen's supporters are thought to have voted for Mr Chirac in round two.
From the centre these millions of voters migrated to Marine Le Pen whose share swelled to more than 18% (her father got 10.4% in 2007), and some to the socialists or Left Front candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon.
Ms Le Pen's National Front won more than 30% of votes in the town in the first round of the presidential poll.
Yet it is scarcely less defeatist than the recent decision of Le Monde, France's most influential newspaper, to publish a regular 20-page supplement in English.
Le Fever's speedster had 100hp, rather than the Model T's customary 20.
The event, which runs Sunday through Tuesday at the Le Centre Sheraton, is expected to draw more than 500 people involved with the precious-metals business.
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But his spirits remained as low as could be, and although he had thought it might take half an hour, in the end it took him more than twice that time to reach Le Hamel.
While that is all welcome, it should come as no surprise that the European start-up scene has been flourishing for many years, and there is no better sign of that than the annual Parisian conference, Le Web.
The Pope's legacy to his successor "may prove to be weaker and more fragmented, rather than 'purified' or modernised", Le Bars writes.
Le Trumilou, a Parisian institution, has clocked up more than a hundred years of custom in the same spot overlooking the Seine near Notre Dame.
England coasted home to give Andy Flower a win in his first Test since becoming team director on a permanent basis, and now anything other than a remarkable Windies fightback at Chester-le-Street next week will ensure the Wisden Trophy returns to English hands only two months after they relinquished it in Trinidad.
Deputy coroner Belinda Cheney recorded a verdict of accidental death and said it was "more likely than not" that Mr Sandeman collided with Mr Le Berre.
"I fully understand that many jobs in declining sectors should be protected but my concern is that Hollande seems more focused on protecting the past than preparing the future, " said Mr. Le Meur.
Le's just hope Universal and Apple make nice sooner rather than later, because the absence of a major label from iTunes certainly isn't gonna do anything to turn us into a nation of taggers.
These proposals are less drastic than, for instance, those of Jean-Marie Le Pen's National Front in France, which advocates blanket repatriation.
"The French troops are being vivacious at Kidal airport, which was taken a little more than a day ago, " said Jean-Yves Le Drian, the French defense minister.
According to Le Meur, who did acknowledge to me some privacy concerns with "faster than realtime" (especially with respect to personal financial and location data), it offers "extraordinary" opportunities to improve our own lives by learning about our bodies, finding a job or starting a business.
Stephane Le Viet, a 33 year-old French entrepreneur, recognized the opportunity earlier than most.
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He poured me a glass of Le Baccanti, an Apulian Primitivo, which was just dry enough to complement rather than overwhelm the dishes coming at me at the rate of roughly one per every half-eaten plate.
Le Web will even feature a speech from McKinsey partner Eric Hazan on how "faster than realtime" is shifting the behavior of consumption across the internet.
Le Fooding concentrates on discovering and reviewing independent, authentic and often low-key restaurants, rather than Michelin-starred, white linen tablecloth-clad affairs, giving it a reputation for being cutting edge, contemporary and very much an insider guide.
Deputy Le Tocq, who is also the island's deputy chief minister, said the system worked better than other places due to the "widespread contact with the media and the means of contacting the community in Guernsey generally".
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