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Germany spied on John Kerry: report
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Germany spied on John Kerry: report

German intelligence listened in on at least one telephone conversation of US Secretary of State John Kerry and has spied on NATO ally Turkey for years, Der Spiegel will report on Sunday.
New nuclear pact ratified in Munich
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New nuclear pact ratified in Munich

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton launched a landmark nuclear arms reduction pact with Russia in Munich on Saturday, a showpiece of Washington's "reset" of ties with its former Cold War enemy.
US 'accepts' German troop increase
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US 'accepts' German troop increase

German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle defended the government’s new Afghanistan plan on Wednesday, saying that the US was happy with Germany’s contribution.
Westerwelle arrives in US for talks with Clinton
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Westerwelle arrives in US for talks with Clinton

Guido Westerwelle, Germany’s new foreign minister, arrived in the United States on Wednesday evening for talks with his American counterpart Hillary Clinton. They are expected to discuss the war in Afghanistan and the surprise decision by General Motors not to sell its German unit Opel.
US and Germany talk security and trade
Economy

US and Germany talk security and trade

The United States and Germany underscored their mutual dependence on Tuesday, as Washington said it needs German forces in Afghanistan and Berlin urged the US resist sealing off its economy with protectionist measures.
Steinmeier heads to DC for talks with Clinton
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Steinmeier heads to DC for talks with Clinton

Hillary Clinton was to discuss Afghanistan and Iran when she meets with her British and German counterparts on Tuesday in her first high-level meetings since becoming secretary of state two weeks ago.
Every fifth Frau would bed Barack
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Every fifth Frau would bed Barack

Americans vote on Tuesday, but German women have already decided: a new survey says 22 percent would have an affair with Barack Obama. Only 2 percent would sleep with rival John McCain.
Obama wins Berlin on Super Tuesday
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Obama wins Berlin on Super Tuesday

Barack Obama won a landslide victory with 80 percent of the votes on Tuesday night in the Berlin leg of the Democratic primaries. The vote at the Max and Moritz bar in the Kreuzberg district of Berlin attracted 200 of the 10,000 living in Berlin. Americans who are registered to vote in a state can vote directly in their state elections via an absentee ballot.