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German conservatives point to supporting expanded rights for same sex couples
The German right appears more open to expanding gay rights, with several leaders of the governing Christian Democratic Union (CDU) speaking in weekend interviews of bridging the gap betwee same sex and heterosexual couples. Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble told the weekly news magazine Focus the government was examining the effects…
German Pirate Party wins seats in regional vote as Merkel allies slide
By Kate Millar BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s party received an electoral boost Sunday in a regional vote which also handed her coalition allies a big defeat ahead of national elections in 2013. In the first of three quick-fire votes in eight weeks, the pro-business Free Democratic Party (FDP)…
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