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Victorious Merkel planning turn to right for Germany

Election results give Angela Merkel, Germany’s chancellor, and Ronald Pofalla, her party’s general secretary, reason to smile.

LONDON - Chancellor Angela Merkel won a decisive second term yesterday in elections that are likely to shunt Germany’s government to the right. Full Article at Boston Globe

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