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The Quaero Oxymoron

If you've been following the story of the Franco-German Quaero project - a planned European multimedia search engine, the answer to Google and brainchild of the French government - you'll know that European politics have contributed to the mire it's been in for some months.

Quaero Frightened Off The Web

French technology firm Thomson has withdrawn the Quaero project website after a barrage of interest from people followed French President Chriac's portrayal of Quaero as a Google challenger.

Europe Wants Its Own Google

AP reports that a consortium of French and German techies are putting together Quaero, Europe's answer to Google.