Merkel's conservatives defeat SPD rivals in northern state vote

BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives thumped their Social Democrat rivals in a vote in the northern state of Schleswig-Holstein on Sunday, in a boost to her prospects of winning a national election in September.

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