Barbra Streisand receives French medal

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Source: Yahoo

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Barbra Streisand performed her first-ever concert in France this week — and was rewarded with a medal of the Legion of Honor.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy awarded the medal to Streisand in a ceremony Thursday, the first time he has bestowed the honor since taking over from Jacques Chirac last month.

"You are the America that we love," said Sarkozy, who is seen as more U.S.-friendly than Chirac. "Women like you ... do a lot to bring our two peoples together."

Onlookers included French crooner Charles Aznavour and actor Alain Delon.

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Streisand told Sarkozy, a conservative, that he reminded her of former U.S. Presidents Kennedy and Clinton, "who appreciated art and recognized the importance of the arts in the world."

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[knight_of_the_star]

1. That's pretty cheap of him

Last time I checked the Legion of Honor is the French equivalent of the Medal of Honor and given accordingly.

[Vidar]

4. Closer to a knighthood. And, like the English, they also

award it for cultural achiement. Entirely a propos.

[xchrom]

2. oh. my. god. paris and streisand -- together?

be still my beating heart.

what i wouldn't have given to see la streisand in paris.

[Turbineguy]

3. The Freepers will be

manning the Maginot Line.