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PARIS (Reuters) - France voted on Sunday in the first round of an election tipped to give the left control of parliament and consolidate President Francois Hollande's grip on power as he seeks to steer the country through Europe's debt crisis. At stake in the vote for the 577-seat National Assembly, the lower house of parliament, is the new Socialist leader's ability to rule unfettered as he prepares budget adjustments in Europe's second-biggest economy, including possible spending cuts. ...More...