Edmund Stoiber, Christian Social (CSU) Bavarian State Prime Minister,
poses on the traditional steam train 'Brockenbahn' in Schierke July 29,
2002. Stoiber, the conservative challenger of Chancellor Gerhard
Schroeder in Germany's upcoming September 22 general election, visited
the region during his two-week summer electoral campaign tour.
REUTERS/Christian Charisius

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