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The deadly German E. coli strain that killed at least 45 people has resurfaced in France, where officials said a cluster of eight people have fallen ill, apparently from eating contaminated sprouts grown in France.

Sprouts were also identified as the source of the German outbreak. French officials have not determined if the two episodes are connected.

But public health experts in the United States said the new outbreak raised concerns that contaminated seeds from a common supplier might be the ultimate source of the E. coli bacteria. If those seeds are still in circulation, other outbreaks could occur.

The French health authorities said that seven of those who had become sick attended a charity event at a children's play center in Begles, a suburb of Bordeaux, on June 8. Most of the people who became ill recalled eating gazpacho garnished with sprouts. Kwame Kilpatrick's Father's Day wish came true Friday: He's going home. The former Detroit mayor's Twitter page had several comments last Sunday saying he missed his children.

Michigan Department of Corrections spokesman Russ Marlan said parole board Chairman Tom Combs and member Jayne Price agreed Friday morning to release the former Detroit mayor anytime after July 24.

Kilpatrick has been in prison since May 25, 2010, when a judge sentenced him to between 18 months and five years in prison for violating probation. Egyptians largely reject U.S. involvement in Egypt and appear split on whether to extend the longstanding peace treaty with neighboring Israel. They overwhelmingly support the revolution and are eager to vote without delay but haven't yet identified a trusted party or politician to steer the nation toward their vision of an Islam-compatible democracy.

That's the portrait emerging of Egypt's millions-strong electorate as the country prepares for the first vote since the fall of President Hosni Mubarak, according to survey results released in recent weeks by U.S. polling firms. With no single group garnering more than 15 percent of public support, the poll results augur a closely contested parliamentary election this fall.

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