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Merkel beating backlash to refugee policy in reelection bid

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Merkel beating backlash to refugee policy in reelection bid

German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s decision in 2015 to admit more than a million migrants and refugees into the country has come to define this year’s election. While Merkel is the leading candidate for what would be her fourth term, critics say those policies might have opened a window for far-right politics to gain a foothold. NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Christopher Livesay reports.

09/23/2017

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Police have killed more than 1,000 with Tasers since 2000

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Restoring full power to Puerto Rico 'could take a year'

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