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Wed 07 Jul 2008Berlin's mayor approves Obama speech in city
GERMANY:BERLIN MAYOR Klaus Wowereit, has given his blessing for US presidential hopeful Barack Obama to speak at the Brandenburg Gate later this month, despite the reservations of Chancellor Angela Merkel, writes Derek Scallyin Berlin..
According to reports, Dr Merkel is concerned at allowing the capital's most famous landmark, the symbol of German unity, to become another campaign stop on Mr Obama's European tour.
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