THURSDAY BRIEFING
Editors’ choice: Animosity between the United States and France, heightened at the start of the Iraq war, may be going the way of “freedom fries.” Pro-American President Nicolas Sarkozy is popular at home, “Ratatouille” is a hit, and the White House is making nice. WORLD, A5
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