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  "id": 763405,
  "title": "Jochen Flasbarth: \"The Union's arch-nemesis\": How a seasoned official drives the CDU to despair",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/jochen-flasbarth-endgegner-der-union-wie-ein-versierter-beamter-die",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-13T11:14:00.000Z",
  "source": {
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  "original_language": "de",
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  "summary": "Hardly any official is as powerful as State Secretary for the Environment Jochen Flasbarth. How the controversial climate protection fighter pulls the strings behind the scenes.",
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        "title": "Jochen Flasbarth: \"The Union's arch-nemesis\": How a seasoned official drives the CDU to despair",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/jochen-flasbarth-endgegner-der-union-wie-ein-versierter-beamter-die",
        "published": "2026-08-12T15:04:13.000Z"
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