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Paris Divorce Fair Thrives on Breakups

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By Harry Kimball, Newser Staff

Posted Nov 9, 2009 4:26 PM CST

(Newser) – The annual Paris Marriage Fair has spawned a modern offspring—a Divorce Fair. “Divorce has lost its stigma,” says its organizer; nearly 50% of French marriages, including two of Nicolas Sarkozy's, don't last. Booths at the fair offered services from divorce lawyers, tarot... Read full story »

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