  Merkel set for historic speech to US Congress
Reported by France 24 on Tuesday, 3 November 2009 (on November 3, 2009)
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel delivers a major speech to the US Congress Tuesday, nearly two decades after the fall of the Berlin Wall, amid tough questions on Afghanistan and climate change.Merkel was scheduled for talks with President Barack Obama before heading up to the US Capitol to deliver her speech.In her first US trip since winning a second term in September, the German leader was expected to speak on the future of transatlantic ties and the demise of European communism days before Berlin marks the 20th anniversary with November 9 festivities.
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