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Anxiety in Run-Up to National Vote:
Merkel's Conservatives Suffer Heavy Losses in State Elections
Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats suffered major losses in two state elections in Germany Sunday. The party of her main contender, Social Democrat Frank-Walter Steinmeier, is hoping that the slight boost given to the SPD could weaken Merkel's position of strength in the run-up to national elections on Sept. 27. (...)
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