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Germany's First Female Protestant Head Resigns

Thu, Feb. 25 2010 09:19 AM EDT
Margot Kaessmann
(Photo: apn / Joerg Sarbach)
Bishop Margot Kaessmann announces her resignation during a news conference in Hannover, Germany, on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010. Germany's top Protestant cleric has announced her resignation after she was caught driving with a blood-alcohol level three times the legal limit. Margot Kaessmann said Wednesday that she is stepping down as the head of the Lutheran church following the weekend incident.
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