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A high-school dropout who grafted his way into the EU corridors of power, Germany's Martin Schulz is used to battling the odds. But taking on Angela Merkel may be his most unenviable challenge yet.

Sept. 4 (UPI) --Chancellor Angela Merkel bested her election rival, Martin Schulz, in the pair's first television debate, according to polled viewers. A majority of surveyed viewers, 55 percent, ...

BERLIN — An early tell on Europe’s most important election this year comes this weekend when the first of three German state elections gauges Chancellor Angela Merkel’s political appeal and provides a ...