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Washington - Merkel Pays Tribute to Holocaust Victims in U.S. Speech

Published on:   Nov 03, 2009 at 03:00 PM
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Washington - Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday paid tribute to the six million Jews and other victims who perished during the Holocaust, which she called a "break with civilization."

In an address to a joint session of US Congress, Merkel also expressed regret for the "hatred, destruction and annihilation Germany brought over Europe and rest of the world," during World War II.


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 Nov 03, 2009 at 04:30 PM Anonymous Says:

Sorry Angela, Obama beat you to it!

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 Nov 03, 2009 at 05:38 PM Eli Says:

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Sorry Angela, Obama beat you to it!

The difference is that she actually has something to apologize for.

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 Nov 03, 2009 at 05:56 PM 5T Resident Says:

Nu, what more can she do. Germany already has a law forbidding anyone from denying that the Holocaust took place. That law would never be passed in this country because it violates the 1st amendment.

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