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Is Angela Merkel Too Optimistic?

Monday, 24 Jun 2013 | 11:40 AM ET

Henning Meyer, senior visiting fellow at the London School of Economics's department of government, says that Angela Merkel's manifesto is based on "optimistic" growth expectations.

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