German chancellor Angela Merkel's CDU party scored a decisive victory in regional elections Sunday, boosting its hopes for strong results in September's federal election.
The results were a major blow to the center-left SPD party who has seen its poll numbers sink in the past month,
Our correspondent Ira Spitzer has more from Berlin.
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