Jerry's Happy.
The French people gave Jerry Lewis (l) a key to the city of Paris. Now they've retained their AAA credit rating as well. Reuters

France, home to baguettes, the Eiffel Tower, and Jerry Lewis movie festivals, will maintain its sterling AAA credit rating, according to Standard & Poor's European chief.

"The rating for France is a stable AAA and that has been the case since 1975. We are confident on that rating," S&P's Carole Sirou said today.

All eyes were on S&P once again this week after the ratings agency downgraded America's long-term debt to AA+ from AAA. But France's rating remained intact.

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