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German opposition assails gov’t over Snowden

By Geir Moulson

Published May 2, 2014 2:35pm ET

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German opposition assails gov’t over Snowden — President Barack Obama meets with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Friday, May 2, 2014. Obama and Merkel are mounting a display of trans-Atlantic unity against an assertive Russia, even as sanctions imposed by Western allies seem to be doing little to change Russian President Vladimir Putin's reasoning on Ukraine. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) | Carolyn Kaster

BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s government has made clear it opposes the idea of former NSA systems analyst Edward Snowden testifying in Berlin to a parliamentary inquiry into surveillance by the U.S. — drawing criticism from the opposition, which insisted Friday it will keep pressing for him to appear.

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