Paris Recalls Its Recovery of Honor

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PARIS -- With French and American flags, vintage military vehicles and heartfelt memories, Paris on Wednesday marked the 60th anniversary of its liberation from the occupying Nazis -- the day the French capital recovered its honor after four years of hardship and shame.

President Jacques Chirac, in an address at Paris City Hall, urged "vigilance" by younger generations in dealing with present-day manifestations of "this hate of the other, still at work, the most somber face of the human soul."

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Paris Recalls Its Recovery of Honor

The president was referring to racist-inspired acts plaguing today's France, including anti-Semitic att...

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