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Germany's Parliament Approves Euro Aid Package

   Sonja Pace | London 21 May 2010
   German Chancellor Angela Merkel, 19 May 2010

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   German Chancellor Angela Merkel, 19 May 2010

   Germany's  parliament  has  approved  the  country's contribution to a
   $1-trillion  aid package to protect debt-ridden European countries and
   stabilize the euro currency.
   German  lawmakers  in  the  lower  house of parliament, the Bundestag,