Chirac's Ailment Sets Off Scramble
8th Sep 2005, 06:47 GMT
PARIS, Sept. 7 -- The mysterious illness of President Jacques Chirac, who has been hospitalized for five days, triggered a scramble among his potential successors this week and focused criticism on the secrecy that historically surrounds the health of France's top leader.
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