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Johannes Rau, 68, German politician, was elected president of Germany in May. The post is mostly a ceremonial position, with the president's prime responsibility being to act as the country's moral conciliator during times of national strife. Rau, a moderate Social Democrat, is the former head of Germany's most populous state, North Rhine-Westphalia. Information Please® Database, © 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
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