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Merkel eyes new coalition after victory

Sep. 28, 2009
Angela Merkel swept back into office on Sunday in the German elections after defeating her foreign minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier from the Social Democratic Party (SPD).
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BERLIN, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- Social Democrats in Germany have tapped Foreign Minister Frank Walter Steinmeier to run against Chancellor Angela Merkel in the 2009 election.

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TEL AVIV, Israel, June 2 (UPI) -- Tzipi Livni, Israeli minister of foreign affairs, met with her German counterpart, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, to discuss recent political developments in Lebanon.

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Germany urges Syria's help with Lebanon

DAMASCUS, Syria, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier urged his Syrian counterpart in Damascus on Monday to prevent further destabilization of Lebanon.

German leader ends trip to Central Asia

BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- Germany Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, after a week's visit to Central Asia, said Saturday the European Union must make the area a priority.

Germany wades into Middle East fray

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Steinmeier wraps up Middle East tour

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German Foreign Minister under pressure

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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch