Vice President Joe Biden and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi watch as German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks before a joint session of the US Congress, November 3, 2009 at the Capitol in Washington, DC. Merkel on Tuesday paid tribute to the six million Jews and other victims who perished during the Holocaust, which she called a 'break with civilization.' Merkel also expressed regret for the 'hatred, destruction and annihilation Germany brought over Europe and rest of the world,' during World War II. Getty Images logo Getty Images 1 month ago

Vice President Joe Biden and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi watch as German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks before a joint session of the US Congress, November 3, 2009 at the Capitol in Washington, DC. Merkel on Tuesday paid tribute to the six million Jews and other victims who perished during the Holocaust, which she called a 'break with civilization.' Merkel also expressed regret for the 'hatred, destruction and annihilation Germany brought over Europe and rest of the world,' during World War II.

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