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  • May 2008
    • Helmut Kohl, 78, Marries Girlfriend in Hospital

      Helmut Kohl, 78, Marries Girlfriend in Hospital

      (Newser) - Helmut Kohl, the chancellor first of West Germany and then of a reunified Federal Republic, has married at the age of 78. But the wedding, to an economist 30 years his junior, took place in a hospital amid fears that he is in deteriorating health. As the Independent reports, Kohl's new bride, Maike Richter, has been standing in for him at public events, and the ex-chancellor has no plans to leave the clinic. More »

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      Germany   marriage   wedding   reunification   Chancellor of Germany   CDU   West Germany

  • October 2007
    • Germany's FBI Faces Up to Nazi Roots

      Germany's FBI Faces Up to Nazi Roots

      (Newser) - The German equivalent of the FBI has acknowledged what everyone already knew: It was founded by Nazis. The agency is inviting historians to explore those dark roots, making it the first German security organization to do so, Der Spiegel reports. Owning up to the past is the only way to “live democracy with conviction each day,” says the organization's head. More »

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      Germany   Nazi   Third Reich   West Germany

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