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But there are invasions and there are invasions, some more heartily welcomed
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French and different - Why And Why Not

By Nelson A. navarro | June 2, 2000 - 12:00am

The French have a far more disarming alternative to the Foreign Legion and it's called French Spring in Manila in this culturally-challenged part of the world. As its intriguing name suggests, this rash of francophilia...

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