German Chancellor Helmut Kohl agreed to delay a decision on a proposed national Holocaust memorial until after the Sept. 27 general election. Opposition to the project has increased in recent months, leading to speculation that the memorial would never be built. The project has been mired in controversy for more than a decade.
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