In this task, you will be shown a passage. You need to write a fill-in-the-gap question based on your understanding of the events that might be inferred from the passage. Your question should be answerable based on the passage and only have one correct answer. Show the gap in your question with a _ .

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Washington (CNN) As German Chancellor Angela Merkel prepared to bid President Barack Obama farewell in November, a reporter asked her to describe her sentiments about watching her American partner of eight years be replaced by Donald Trump. Standing in the German Chancellery on a drizzly Berlin afternoon, the notoriously restrained Merkel -- who became Obama's closest global friend only to see him replaced by a man who lambasted her on the campaign trail -- drew on her stolid pragmatism. "Out goes the president, and a new one comes in," she said. RELATED: Looming snowstorm delays Trump-Merkel meeting On Friday, Merkel presses ahead with the new, arriving in Washington for her first face-to-face encounter with Trump after months of preparation and one postponement due to snow. Analysts and White House officials alike say Friday's sit-down will be Trump's most important meeting with a foreign leader since the Republican businessman took office in January.Officials in both capitals said the goal was to build a functional working relationshipLast month Merkel met Vice President Mike Pence in Munich

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A deft politician with a nearly unmatched ability to forge relationships with unpredictable counterparts, Merkel has watched _'s campaign speeches and closely monitored his public remarks since taking office, according to someone close to her in Berlin.


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When the Westfield Leader recorded last August that John and Andrea Woods had sold their house to Derek and Maria Broaddus, the only raised eyebrows in the comfortable New Jersey town may have been over the price; at $1.35million, it was in the top three most expensive transactions of the month. But a year later, the six-bed, 3.5-bath family house with wraparound porches lies empty, stripped of furniture, a children's playhouse abandoned in the backyard. The New Jersey home is at the center of a bizarre legal case which has made it famous worldwide. On one side is the Broaddus family, who claim they were deceived by the sellers over a troubling secret: That their new home has a menacing stalker who calls himself 'The Watcher'.Derek and Miria Broaddus lodged legal papers claiming they had been sent threatening letters to the $1.35m New Jersey house they boughtIn legal papers they claimed 'The Watcher' said he wanted 'young blood' and that house had been stalked since 1920sThey demanded the house price back - and 'treble damages' - because they cannot move in or sell itFormer residents tell Daily Mail Online they lived in house happily in 1960s when Broaddus suit claims The Watcher struckBroaddus family have not served legal papers on couple they are suing, meaning case is stalledAnd they are using a crisis PR firm that worked in aftermath of Gulf of Mexico oil spill to act as their spokesman

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He gave a wry smile and offered no comment when asked if he had received letters from _.


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WASHINGTON (CNN) -- There are no immediate plans to commit more U.S. troops to the ongoing war in Afghanistan, President Obama said Wednesday. Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, left, and President Obama meet in Washington on Wednesday. Speaking to reporters alongside Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Obama said he would consult with U.S. allies before determining a strategy in Afghanistan after last month's elections there. "I'm going to take a very deliberate process in making those decisions," Obama said. "There is no immediate decision pending on resources, because one of the things that I'm absolutely clear about is you have to get the strategy right and then make a determination about resources."U.S. already planning to send 6,000 more troops to Afghanistan this yearNo immediate plans for deployment beyond that, Obama saysRemarks follow meeting with PM of Canada, which has 2,800 troops in AfghanistanPolling shows support for Afghanistan war dropping in both U.S. and Canada

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Harper said Canada's concerns about the clause are "important irritants ... but relatively small" when compared with the overall U.S.-_ trade relationship.