ANGELA MERKEL GESTURES PRIOR TO THE BEGINNING OF THE CDU PATY BOARD MEETING IN MAIINZ.
Angela Merkel, party leader of the German Christian Democratic Party (CDU), waves prior to the CDU meeting in Mainz January 15, 2001. Merkel was speaking during a meeting of the CDU's party leadership to discussthe party's strategy in the run-up to the regional elections in 2001 and to the general elections 2002.
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