German chancellor Merkel and Bavarian state premier and CSU leader Seehofer chat during a CSU party meeting in Kloster Banz near Bad Staffelstein
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) and Bavarian state premier and leader of Bavaria's conservative Christian Social Union (CSU) Horst Seehofer chat during a CSU party meeting in Kloster Banz near the northern Bavarian town of Bad Staffelstein, July 14, 2009 file photo.