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Sport  BBC Weather  Wednesday, 6 February, 2002, 14:29 GMT Rebel
farmer loses McDonalds appeal Jose Bove Bove had argued he was
protecting his business French rebel farmer Jose Bove has lost
his final appeal against a three-month jail term imposed for
wrecking a half-built McDonalds restaurant.  Bove had taken his
appeal to the highest court in the country, the Cour de
Cassation.  He has not yet been taken into custody, as further
legal procedures must still be completed.  The attack at the
McDonalds restaurant in Millau in August 1999 was staged by Bove
and his supporters to protest against US taxes on French
Roquefort cheese.  Protecting business  He appealed against his
conviction, saying that his actions had been "legal and
necessary" in view of the 100% taxes, which the US had imposed
on certain French products.  But the cou