Word: ttgen
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Dates: during 2005-2005
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...nonsense image is meant to make Merkel look more trustworthy than the slicker, suaver Schröder. "If we were to disappoint voters again the way Schröder did in 2002, people would ask themselves whether there is any party they can vote for," says Norbert Röttgen, a senior member of Merkel's campaign team. "Being honest about value-added tax is a strategy to regain the trust of the people." And Merkel is backing up the persona with policies. In addition to the vat increase, she has suggested weakening job-protection laws and reforming union wage...