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'The Pas-de-Calais does not belong to Mrs. Le Pen'

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Jean-Luc Mélenchon takes his fight with Marine Le Pen to her home turf - while François Hollande faces his moment of truth as he prepares to meet Angela Merkel.

IN THE PAPERS
By Elena CASAS

Libération puts the parliamentary rematch between Jean-Luc Mélenchon and Marine Le Pen on its front page - but they essentially see this run as a vanity project.

Le Figaro, Le Parisien and Les Echos all have President Hollande's meeting with Merkel on their front pages - as he prepares for a marathon week.

Number of orphans in Haiti may have doubled
20/01/2010 - IN THE PAPERS

Number of orphans in Haiti may have doubled

FRENCH PRESS REVIEW (Wednesday, 20th January 2010): Several papers in France this morning lead with the US deployment of troops in the Haitian capital.
“Can the US maintain a robust role in Haiti?”
19/01/2010 - IN THE PAPERS

“Can the US maintain a robust role in Haiti?”

INTERNATIONAL PRESS REVIEW (Tuesday, 19th January 2010): The US has a history of either political domination or neglect in its backyard, says the International Herald Tribune. Washington is now mulling over its role in the Haiti crisis.
Haitian writers pay tribute to their homeland in Libération
19/01/2010 - IN THE PAPERS

Haitian writers pay tribute to their homeland in Libération

FRENCH PRESS REVIEW (Tuesday, 19th January 2010): Writers express their angers and their hopes in an 8-page supplement in Libération this morning, illustrated by painters from Port-au-Prince
“We will not give up. We will dig for as long as it takes.”
18/01/2010 - IN THE PAPERS

“We will not give up. We will dig for as long as it takes.”

INTERNATIONAL PRESS REVIEW (Monday, 18th January 2010): The front page of British paper, “The Independent” is indicative of much of this morning’s press coverage. Time has already run out for most of those buried under the rubble.
Haitians demonstrate their humanity in the midst of chaos
18/01/2010 - IN THE PAPERS

Haitians demonstrate their humanity in the midst of chaos

FRENCH PRESS REVIEW: The French papers are largely leading with the race against time to save the last survivors of the earthquake in Haiti.

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