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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Slovak government to strike German as compulsory foreign language </P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:country-region w:st="on">Slovakia</st1:country-region>'s education ministry looks set to realize its plans to make English the country's only compulsory foreign language; German teachers in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Slovakia</st1:place></st1:country-region>, where German has a rich history, feel "attacked" by the move.</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Full story:</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,6270792,00.html</P></DIV></BODY></HTML>