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Obama to Merkel: Don't worry about spying
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Obama to Merkel: Don't worry about spying

The US intelligence service will continue to spy on foreign governments, President Barack Obama said in an interview broadcast on Saturday, although he assured Chancellor Angela Merkel that he would not let intrusive surveillance harm their relationship.
Obama: We won't tap allies' phones
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Obama: We won't tap allies' phones

US president Barack Obama announced on Friday in a speech that he would restrict the NSA's powers. It will no longer be allowed to monitor phones of allied country leaders, including Germany.
Nuclear cuts top Obama's Berlin speech
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Nuclear cuts top Obama's Berlin speech

President Barack Obama said Russian and US nuclear weapons should be slashed by up to a third in a keynote speech in front of Berlin's iconic Brandenburg Gate in which he called for a world of "peace and justice."
Merkel, German MPs congratulate Obama
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Merkel, German MPs congratulate Obama

Angela Merkel and other top German politicians congratulated newly re-elected US President Barack Obama on Wednesday morning in the hours after his victory. Many are now calling for tighter US-European relations.
US-German relations ailing, says ex-FM
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US-German relations ailing, says ex-FM

A former German foreign minister has voiced concern for German-American relations in the approach to the US presidential election. Re-electing President Barack Obama would be the “better option” for Europe, he said in an interview.
Merkel talks Syria, euro crisis with Obama
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Merkel talks Syria, euro crisis with Obama

German chancellor Angela Merkel and US President Barack Obama on Wednesday discussed the euro crisis and the need for an end to violence in Syria in a video conference along with leaders of France and Italy.
Obama and Merkel agree: austerity and growth
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Obama and Merkel agree: austerity and growth

US President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel agreed on Saturday the eurozone should not abandon fiscal reforms even as it pursues measures to revive growth, the White House said.