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Center-right candidate Friedrich Merz is poised to become Germany's next chancellor
by Don Gonyea
After Germans voted on Sunday, the center-right Christian Democrat leader Friedrich Merz is likely to become Germany's next chancellor.
Without Magic, Santa Would Need 12 Million Employees
by Chana Joffe-Walt
Letters: Southern Baptist Convention Leader On Guns
Melissa Block and Robert Siegel read emails from listeners about an interview with Dr. Richard Land, director of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention, about guns.
House Pulls 'Plan B' Tax Measure From The Floor
House Speaker John Boehner's alternative plan to the automatic tax hikes set to take effect at year's end fell short of enough votes to pass. The bill would have placed a higher tax rate on income over $1 million a year.