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Last Sunday Premier Francois Bayrou said there's no turning back when it comes to age 64 as the new standard for pensions. Bayrou saying there will be no return to age 62. A previous government of President Emmanuel Macron pushing the change to age 63 by 2030 through in the name of saving money. Now with increased defense spending a certainty Bayrou's statement a reflection of the position... France's self-reliant nuclear deterrence (Unlike British dependence on US technology) being expanded to include a fourth nuclear weapons base...

ABC News' Yunji de Nies, Sunlen Miller and Sarah Tobianski report:President Obama made his second surprise appearance before press in the briefing room to address what he called the “media frenzy” over his comments on the Skip Gates case.“The fact that it has garnered so much attention, I think, is a testimony to the fact that these are issues that are still very sensitive here in America,” The President said, “And, you know, so to the extent that my choice of words didn't illuminate, but rather contributed to more media frenzy, I think that was unfortunate.”At about 2:15 pm today...