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Lords while he. Is jailed for life in new york he also faces a girl of 12600000000. 00 from the proceeds of his drugs. Welcome to the program the politician many see is germanys next chancellor has taken up her 1st job in the federal government and. Shes widely known in places on the line as defense minister and lead so im going to a Christian Democratic Party and Many Political commentators believe shes being groomed to take over when chance of a macro steps in 2021. There are gross ways to spend your day as you turn 65 and when america was treated to flowers by her cabinet colleagues actually treated herself to congratulating her now former defense minister was a laugh on the line on what is equally a victory for macko her election as new e. U. Commission president. Later the german chancellor got to lift a 2nd to a higher political level by appointing adequate come successes c. D. U. Party leader as new defense minister quite a celebration. A. K. K. As she is known then carried out
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