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Secretary-general of the German Christian Democratic Union (CDU), Angela Merkel (L), clinks glasses with Bavarian Minister President Edmund Stoiber (R) during a traditional beer tapping occasion at the Nockherberg restaurant in Munich, 16 March 2000. Merkel moved closer to taking the leadership of her party late Wednesday when she won the backing of her principal regional grouping, that of North Rhine-Westphalia. (ELECTRONIC IMAGE)

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created date 2000-03-16

credit DPA/AFP/EAST NEWS

source AFP

byline PETER KNEFFEL

original transmission reference 043_DPA_APP2000031691215

weight 0,69MB

size 17cm x 11cm by 300dpi

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