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nicolas sarkozy and angela merkel

France's president Nicolas Sarkozy may have to reconsider his greeting for guests like German chancellor Angela Merkel

Vaccinations against H1N1 flu will be available to all schoolchildren on a voluntary basis later this month. Opinion polls suggest most French people are hesitant about the shots. There's also concern - on a lesser scale - that a possible flu onslaught may change one of the country’s most deeply held social customs: kissing.

Report: Eleanor Beardsley

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