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BERLIN, GERMANY - JANUARY 12: German President Christan Wulff (R) receives Rhineland-Palatinate Governor Kurt Beck at the annual Presidential New Year's reception for citizens and public servants at Schloss Bellevue palace on January 12, 2012 in Berlin, Germany. Wulff says he refuses...

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Rhineland-Palatinate state Prime Minister Kurt Beck (R) and Christian Democratic Union (CDU) leader Julia Kloeckner (2nd L) attend a peace prayer at the 'Feld des Jammers' (Field of Misery) monument near Bretzenheim November 20, 2011.

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Formula One commercial supremo Bernie Ecclestone (R), Rhineland-Palatinate state Prime Minister Kurt Beck (C) and state interior minister Roger Lewentz arrive for talks prior to the start of the German F1 Grand Prix at the Nuerburgring circuit July 24, 2011.

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Formula One commercial supremo Bernie Ecclestone (R) and Rhineland-Palatinate state Prime Minister Kurt Beck (C) arrive for talks prior to the start of the German F1 Grand Prix at the Nuerburgring circuit July 24, 2011. The man on the left is not identified.

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Formula One commercial supremo Bernie Ecclestone (R) and Rhineland-Palatinate state Prime Minister Kurt Beck (L) look skywards prior to the start of the German F1 Grand Prix at the Nuerburgring circuit July 24, 2011.

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel (2L) gestures as she speaks to (from L) Berlin Mayor Klaus Wowereit, North Rhine - Westphalia Premier Hannelore Kraft, and Rhineland - Palatinate Premier Kurt Beck prior to a meeting with premiers from Germany's 16 states (Bundeslaender) at the chancellery...

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R-L) chats with Kurt Beck of Rhineland-Palatinate, Hannelore Kraft of Northrhine-Westphalia and Berlin mayor Klaus Wowereit before a meeting of the prime ministers of German federal states, in Berlin December 15, 2011.

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) arrives at a news conference with state premiers Reiner Haseloff of Saxony-Anhalt (R) and Kurt Beck of Rhineland-Palatinate after a meeting of the federal government with state premiers at the Chancellery in Berlin, June 9, 2011.

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) talks with Rhineland-Palatinate state premier Kurt Beck (L) before a meeting of the federal government with state premiers at the Chancellery in Berlin, June 9, 2011.

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Rhineland-Palatinate State Prime Minister Kurt Beck of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) waits for the start of the constitutional meeting of the state parliament in Mainz, May 18, 2011.

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Re-elected Rhineland-Palatinate State Prime Minister Kurt Beck (R) of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) receives a grapevine from opposition leader Julia Kloeckner during the constitutional meeting of the state parliament in Mainz, May 18, 2011.

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Kurt Beck (R) of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) receives a red rose from his wife Roswitha after he was re-elected as Rhineland-Palatinate State Prime Minister during the constitutional meeting of the state parliament in Mainz, May 18, 2011.

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Kurt Beck (C) of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) receives the applause of his party fellows after he was re-elected as Rhineland-Palatinate State Prime Minister during the constitutional meeting of the state parliament in Mainz, May 18, 2011.

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Kurt Beck (L) of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) is sworn in as Rhineland-Palatinate State Prime Minister by parliaments president Joachim Mertes during the constitutional meeting of the state parliament in Mainz, May 18, 2011.

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State premiers Horst Seehofer of Bavaria, Jens Boehrnsen of Bremen, Reiner Haseloff of Sachsen-Anhalt, Hannelore Kraft of Northrhine-Westphalia, Stanislaw Tillich of Saxony, Erwin Sellering of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Olaf Scholz of Hamburg, Matthias Platzeck of Brandenburg, David McAllister...

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Rhineland-Palatinate State Prime Minister Kurt Beck (L) of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) talks to Green party leaders Eveline Lemke (C) and Daniel Koebler after signing the coalition contract at the Rineland Palatinate state parliament in Mainz, May 11, 2011.

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Rhineland-Palatinate State Prime Minister Kurt Beck (L) of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and Green party leaders Eveline Lemke (C) and Daniel Koebler check the papers after signing the coaltion contract at the Rineland Palatinate state parliament in Mainz, May 11, 2011.

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Rhineland-Palatinate State Prime Minister Kurt Beck (L) of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and Green party leaders Eveline Lemke (C) and Daniel Koebler arrive to sign their coaltion contract at the Rhineland Palatinate state parliament in Mainz, May 11, 2011.

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Rhineland-Palatinate State Prime Minister Kurt Beck (C) of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) signs the coalition contract as Green party leaders Eveline Lemke (L) and Daniel Koebler (R) stand behind him with other members of the delegation at the Rhineland Palatinate state parliament in...

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Rhineland-Palatinate State Prime Minister Kurt Beck (first row 2nd L) of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), Green party leaders Eveline Lemke (C) and Daniel Koebler (2nd R) exchange the contract papers after signing their coalition contract at the Rhineland Palatinate state parliament in...

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Rhineland-Palatinate State Prime Minister Kurt Beck (C) of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and Green party leaders Eveline Lemke (L) and Daniel Koebler enjoy a glass of wine and sparkling wine after signing their coalition contract at the Rhineland Palatinate state parliament in Mainz,...

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A combination photo shows Rhineland-Palatinate State Prime Minister Kurt Beck (C) of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and Green party leaders Eveline Lemke (L) and Daniel Koebler enjoying a glass of wine and sparkling wine after signing their coalition contract at the Rhineland Palatinate...

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Green Party "Buendnis 90/ Die Gruenen" state leader Eveline Lemke (R) and Kurt Beck, Social Democratic (SPD) Prime Minister of the German state of Rhineland-Palatinat, are seen in a TV camera screen as they attend a news conference to inform the media about the results of their coalition...

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Green Party "Buendnis 90/ Die Gruenen" state leader Eveline Lemke (R) and Daniel Koebler leave with Kurt Beck (C), Social Democratic (SPD) Prime Minister of the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate a news conference ahead of coalition talks in Mainz, April 11, 2011.

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Eveline Lemke (R), state leader of the Green Party "Buendnis 90/ Die Gruenen" and Kurt Beck (L), Social Democratic (SPD) Prime Minister of the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate attend a news conference ahead of coalition talks in Mainz, April 11, 2011.