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German education minister resigns

February 9, 2013

Chancellor Angela Merkel's embattled education minister Annette Schavan has resigned. Schavan stepped down after the University of Düsseldorf found she had plagiarised parts of her doctoral dissertation. The pressure on Schavan built up in recent days after she was stripped her of her doctorate. The resignation is a blow to Merkel as she prepares for the general election later this year.

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