SUMMARY

• French Minister of Interior Nicolas Sarkozy visits the United States
• France leads peacekeeping mission in Lebanon
• France continues to aid New Orleans
• Nuclear fusion: a hot prospect for more efficient energy
• U.S. delegation explores France's TGV
• French Wine Society celebrates birthday
• French football player trains with Washington Redskins
• In depth: Visiting France on the "road less travelled"
• L'Oréal product to block UVA waves
• Desalinated ocean water whets French cities
• France invests in renewable energy
• New book on integrating islam in France
• France earns high marks on tolerance and integration
• French woman first to cross the Atlantic in "Oceankite"
• Scientists extrapolate meaning in Monet
• Lyon city zoo announces its new African plain
• Marie-Antoinette's minichateau undergoes renovation
• Portland hosts exhibition on 19^th century France
• Baltimore features: "Courbet and the Modern Landscape"