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Merkel Expected To Win Fourth Term In Germany Despite Far-Right Disruption

6:07pm September 21, 2017

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

Germany goes to the polls on Sunday, and Angela Merkel is widely expected to win a fourth term as Chancellor. But disruption from the far-right and the hangover of the migrant crisis have made this campaign more difficult than Merkel is used to.

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Acclaimed chef Sebastien Bras stands in the kitchen of his three-star restaurant Le Suquet, in Laguiole, France, on Thursday. This week he asked not to be included in the 2018 Michelin Guide.

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Three-Star Chef Asks Michelin Guide To Leave Him Out: 'I Will Be Able To Feel Free'

4:50pm September 21, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

Sébastien Bras runs Le Suquet, a restaurant in southern France that first won its three stars in 1999. He cited the pressure of anonymous visits from the guide's inspectors two or three times a year.

President Vladimir Putin's Russia appears to have meddled less in the German elections, in which Chancellor Angela Merkel is expected to retain power, than in other countries' recently.

With Germany's Election Around The Corner, What's Putin's Play?

11:17am September 21, 2017

by Miles Parks

Russia has been less aggressive in Germany's election than it was in the U.S. or France. Chancellor Angela Merkel remains favored — but the Kremlin still could leave its mark.

Manafort Offered 'Private Briefings' To Putin Ally, 'Washington Post' Reports

10:18am September 21, 2017

Mary Louise Kelly talks to Carol Leonnig, one of paper's reporters, who broke a story about ex-Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort offering insider details about the presidential race to a Russian.

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Billboards featuring German Chancellor Angela Merkel (center) and Martin Schulz (left), leader of Germany's Social Democratic Party and candidate for chancellor, are pictured in Berlin on Sept. 17.

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Here's What You Need To Know About Germany's Election

9:12am September 21, 2017

by Esme Nicholson

Chancellor Angela Merkel looks set to return for a fourth term as Germans head to the polls Sunday. But who her coalition partners will be, and how influential a far-right party will be, are unclear.

A person holds up a ballot during a protest in front of the Economy headquarters of Catalonia's regional government in Barcelona on Wednesday, during street protests against raids by Spanish police. The region plans to hold a referendum on independence on

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Spanish Police Detain Catalan Politicians Ahead Of Independence Vote

2:31pm September 20, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

Spain considers the Catalonian referendum, set for Oct. 1, to be illegal. Spanish police raided government offices and detained at least a dozen separatist leaders, prompting street protests.

Visiting Angela Merkel's Home District

5:10am September 20, 2017

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

Chancellor Angela Merkel's home district handed her party a stinging defeat in state elections last year. As the general election draws near, voters seem to have forgiven her refugee policy.

A new monument to Mikhail Kalashnikov, creator of the AK-47, is unveiled during a ceremony Tuesday in Moscow.

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Some Russians Fired Up Over New Kalashnikov Monument

5:39pm September 19, 2017

by Amy Held

The inventor of the AK-47 was memorialized with a 30-foot-tall bronze statue in Moscow, but not everyone in Russia's capital city was pleased with the tribute.

Martin Schulz, former president of the European Parliament, speaks in Potsdam, Germany, last week. He is Chancellor Angela Merkel's main challenger in Germany's upcoming federal elections.

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Once A Contender, Angela Merkel's Main Rival Stumbles As Election Approaches

4:39pm September 19, 2017

by Esme Nicholson

Martin Schulz's main handicap is that his party spent eight of the past 12 years in coalition with the German chancellor's party, so their policies are barely distinguishable from each other.

A strengthening global economy is among the most important forces putting downward pressure on the dollar.

The Dollar Is Weaker, But That Might Not Be A Bad Thing

8:59am September 19, 2017

by John Ydstie

The dollar is down nearly 10 percent since the beginning of the year. That's bad news if you're a tourist traveling to Europe but great news if your U.S. company sells goods overseas.

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