Saturday, February 18, 2012

German president resigns in setback for Merkel (Reuters)

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German President Christian Wulff (C) sits in his limousine as he is leaving his home in Berlin February 17, 2012. German state prosecutors have asked the Bundestag to end the legal immunity of President whom they suspect of accepting undue privileges, in an escalating scandal that could hurt Chancellor Angela Merkel. Wullf has come embroiled over the past two months in a scandal over money, power and political favours that could cost him his job and damage Merkel who installed him in the largely ceremonial office in 2010. REUTERS/Fabrizio BenschReuters - Angela Merkel's hand-picked choice for the ceremonial post of president resigned on Friday in a scandal over political favors, dealing a blow to the German chancellor in the midst of the euro zone debt crisis.


Source: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/europe/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120217/wl_nm/us_germany_president

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