Friday, February 17, 2012

German president quits in scandal over favors (AP)

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FILE - In this Jan. 12, 2012 German President Christian Wulff attends the New Year's reception at his residence Bellevue Palace in Berlin. Prosecutors are calling on Parliament to lift the immunity from prosecution of Germany's president Christian Wulff Thursday Feb. 16, 2012 - deepening the head of state's troubles in an affair that has had him on the defensive for the past two months. Wulff has been under pressure since December to explain a private loan he received from a wealthy friend's wife when he governed Lower Saxony state, and criticism over a furious call he made to a newspaper editor before it reported on the loan. (AP Photo/dapd/ Axel Schmidt,File)AP - German President Christian Wulff has announced his resignation in a scandal over favors he allegedly received before becoming head of state — creating a new problem for Chancellor Angela Merkel.


Source: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/europe/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120217/ap_on_re_eu/eu_germany_president

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