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Merkel Surprised

GERMAN Chancellor Angela Merkel admitted she was caught off guard by the resignation of her popular defense minister - a man she had ardently defended.

Merkel had backed Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg in a plagiarism row, using some of her own political capital.

"This morning I was surprised when Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg asked to speak with me by phone," Merkel said.

Merkel was touring the CeBIT computer trade fair in Hanover.

 

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