Obama and Merkel speak about Russia, spying and the economy

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The U.S. and Germany presented a unified front against Russia today as President Obama and Chancellor Angela Merkel spoke to reporters at the White House rose garden. But tensions over spying lingered when Merkel indicated that there's a gulf between the two nations on the issues of surveillance.

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