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German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder (C) carries a contract from Peter Huber (L) Vicepresident of Germany's construction federation to Klaus Wiesehuegel, head of German construction union IG Bauen-Agrar-Umwelt during a news conference in
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German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder (C) carries a contract from Peter Huber (L) Vicepresident of Germany's construction federation to Klaus Wiesehuegel, head of German construction union IG Bauen-Agrar-Umwelt during a news conference in
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SPD prime candidate for the state election in Lower Saxony, Gerhard Schroeder, wearing a red carnation
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