Germany’s chancellor vowed fair and speedy compensation for slave laborers from the Nazi era. Such compensation is “our moral duty,” Gerhard Schroeder said as the country remembered the victims of Nazism. A member of his Cabinet is expected to discuss the issue with U.S. officials during a visit to Washington next month.
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