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German Chancellor Angela Merkel signs autographs as she arrives for the opening of the Bayreuth Wagner Opera Festival on July 25. Merkel, who has become a hate figure across much of Europe for her strict austerity drive, put her money where her mouth is and wore an old dress for the Bayreuth Festival

German Chancellor Angela Merkel signs autographs as she arrives for the opening of the Bayreuth Wagner Opera Festival on July 25. Merkel, who has become a hate figure across much of Europe for her strict austerity drive, put her money where her mouth is and wore an old dress for the Bayreuth Festival