France's President Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy arrive at the Hotel Marigny July 14, 2008 in Paris, to attend the traditional garden party

Bastille Day Celebrations

French President Nicolas Sarkozy invited European and North African leaders to Paris to inaugurate a Union for the Mediterranean. The perfect setpiece: the traditional Bastille Day parade on the Champs Elysées, honoring the French Revolution.

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