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Summary
German Chancellor Angela Merkel joins President Hussein Obama in greeting two unidentified girls in traditional Black Forest costumes as part of a welcoming ceremony, Baden-Baden, Germany, 3 April, 2009.

At right is Baden-Baden's mayor, Wolfgang Gerstner.

Part of the ceremony including signing the golden book of the city.

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