The top candidate of the German Social Democratic Party for the federal elections in 2013, Peer Steinbrueck, poses for the media prior to a joint press conference with the top

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The top candidate of the German Social Democratic Party for the federal elections in 2013, Peer Steinbrueck, poses for the media prior to a joint press conference with the top candidate of the Green Party, Juergen Trittin, unseen in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn) less