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But first... Today, France's President Emmanuel Macron will unveil a new draft law designed to tackle religious extremism

and to bolster the country's foundational idea of secular government.

The proposed legislation follows a series of terrorist attacks.

In October, France was rocked by the beheading of a schoolteacher named Samuel Batty in a suburb of Paris.

Thousands took to the streets to pay their respects.

Just two weeks later, more sadness and bewilderment.

Three people were stabbed to death at a church in Nice.

In the wake of these tragedies, Mr. Macron launched a crackdown on what he described as Islamist separatism.

He was accused by some at home and abroad of stigmatizing Muslims.

But in the draft law that will be presented to the French cabinet today, there will be no

mention of Islam or any particular religion.

The draft bill that Emmanuel Macron will unveil today, I think, is really about reinforcing

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