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Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/05/19/AR2010051901653.html
France to Fine Muslim Women with Full-Face Islamic Veils
(Washington Post) Edward Cody - The French government decided Wednesday to impose a $185 fine on women who wear a full-face Islamic veil in public. President Nicolas Sarkozy said his government had a "moral responsibility" to uphold traditional European values in the face of an increasingly visible Muslim population, estimated at more than 5 million.