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January 22, 2012

Germany Has Economic Strengths U.S. Once Boasted

Don Lee, Los Angeles Times

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Germany with its manufacturing base and export prowess is the U.S. of yesteryear, an economic power unlike any of its European neighbors. It has thrived on principles America seems to have lost.

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