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Olaf Scholz celebrates after he was elected a deputy chairman during the Social Democratic Party's (SPD) annual convention in Berlin December 5, 2011.

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(L-R) Major of Hamburg Olaf Scholz, Chief Executive of Deutsche Bank and Chairman of the Institute of International Finance (IIF) Josef Ackermann and former Chairman of Christian Democratic Union (CDU) Friedrich Merz attend the start of the "German Economic Forum", organized by the German...

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Berlin's Mayor Klaus Wowereit, his partner Joern Kubicki, former German President Horst Koehler and his wife Eva Luise and Hamburgs Olaf Scholz sit in the Franzoesischen Dom church in Berlin on January 19, 2012 during the funeral mass for the founder of mail order group OTTO. Werner...

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Berlin Mayor Klaus Wowereit (L-R), his partner Joern Kubicki, German former President Horst Koehler and his wife Eva Luise, and Hamburg's First Mayor Olaf Scholz attend a funeral service for Werner Otto in the French Cathedral (Franzoesischer Dom) in Berlin, January 19, 2012. The...

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The new elected board of Germany's Social Democratic Party (SPD), Barbara Hendricks, Martin Schulz, Aydan Oezoguz, Anrdea Nahles, Sigmar Gabriel, Hannelore Kraft, Olaf Scholz, Klaus Wowereit and Manuela Schwesig (L-R) pose for a photo at the party convention in Berlin, December 5, 2011.

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(From L) Berlin's Mayor Klaus Wowereit, Hannelore Kraft, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Sigmar Gabriel and Olaf Scholz applaud a speech at the Social Democratic Party's (SPD) annual convention in Berlin December 4, 2011. Former German chancellor Helmut Schmidt addresses the party congress...

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Hamburg's Mayor Olaf Scholz uses his mobile phone before a meeting of the prime ministers of German federal states in Berlin June 3, 2011.

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Hamburg Mayor Olaf Scholz of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) speaks during a local party congress in support Berlin's Mayor Klaus Wowereit in Berlin, May 13, 2011. Wowereit is to run again for mayor in a local election later this year.

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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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HAMBURG, GERMANY - MAY 04: (Left to right) Michael Eggenschwiler (Hamburg airport), Gerrit Braun (Miniature Wunderland), former formula one driver Niki Lauda, Mayor of Hamburg, Olaf Scholz and Frederik Braun (Miniature Wunderland) offically launch the new miniature model Knuffingen...

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Hamburg's mayor Olaf Scholz (R-L) German Transport Minister Peter Ramsauer and Economics Minister Rainer Bruederle arrive for a prime ministers meeting in Berlin, April 15, 2011.

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Hamburg's new Mayor Olaf Scholz of the Social Democratic party (SPD) waves to audience during a regional party meeting to acknowledge the 10 designated senators for the future government in Hamburg March 20, 2011. Headline above reads, "Hamburg: strong and solidarity".

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Hamburg's new Mayor Olaf Scholz of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) gestures as he speaks during a regional party meeting to acknowledge the 10 designated senators for the future government in Hamburg March 20, 2011.

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Hamburg's new Mayor Olaf Scholz of the Social Democratic party (SPD) smiles as he awaits the start of a regional party meeting to acknowledge the 10 designated senators for the future government in Hamburg March 20, 2011.

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Hamburg's new Mayor Olaf Scholz of the Social Democratic party (SPD) in the city state of Hamburg poses for a group picture with members for the new government during a regional party meeting to acknowledge the 10 designated senators for the future government in Hamburg March 20, 2011. ...

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Hamburg's mayor Olaf Scholz attends a sitting of the Bundesrat, the upper house of parliament on March 18, 2011 in Berlin.

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Olaf Scholz, new mayor of the Social Democratic party (SPD) in the city state of Hamburg, sits on the Government bench after taking his oath of office during a swearing-in ceremony at the town hall in Hamburg March 7, 2011.

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Olaf Scholz, new mayor of the Social Democratic party (SPD) in the city state of Hamburg, is congratulated by his predecessor Christoph Ahlhaus (R) after taking his oath of office during a swearing-in ceremony at the town hall in Hamburg March 7, 2011.

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Olaf Scholz, new mayor of the Social Democratic party (SPD) in the city state of Hamburg, takes his oath of office during a swearing-in ceremony at the town hall in Hamburg March 7, 2011.

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Olaf Scholz, designated new mayor of the Social Democratic party (SPD) in the city state of Hamburg, stands in front of the 'Senatsbank' (Government bench) during the constitutive meeting and before his swearing-in ceremony at the town hall in Hamburg March 7, 2011.

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Leader of the opposition Social Democrats Party (SPD) Sigmar Gabriel (3rd L) and SPD top candidate Olaf Scholz (C) for the Hamburg state election smile on a podium before a party board meeting in Berlin, February 21, 2011. Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats (CDU) suffered a...

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BERLIN, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 21: German Social Democrats (SPD) Hamburg mayoral candidate Olaf Scholz (C) holds up flowers at SPD headquarters as party Chairman Sigmar Gabriel (L), party board member Manuela Schwesig and SPD Bundestag faction leader Frank-Walter Steinmeier (R) look on...

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BERLIN, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 21: German Social Democrats (SPD) party Bundestag faction leader Frank-Walter Steinmeier waits for the arrival of SPD Hamburg mayoral candidate Olaf Scholz at an SPD governing board meeting following Scholz's election victory the day before on February 21,...

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BERLIN, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 21: German Social Democrats (SPD) Hamburg mayoral candidate Olaf Scholz (C) receives applause from party members upon his arrival at an SPD board meeting at SPD headquarters following his election victory the day before on February 21, 2011 in Berlin, Germany.

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Olaf Scholz, top candidate of the German Social Democratic Party during the Hamburg state parliament elections smiles as he arrives in front of party members at the party's headquarters in Berlin on Monday, Feb. 21, 2011. Olaf Scholz won in Hamburg an absolute majority in the state...