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Former French President Jacques Chirac has died at age 86

Former French president Jacques Chirac, who led the country for 12 years from 1995 to 2007, has died at the age of 86. Chirac gained international notoriety near the start of his second term, when he stood up to President George W. Bush as the American leader pushed his case for war with Iraq at the United Nations. CBS News' Tina Krauss reports.
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