Obama: Had I Known NSA Tapped Merkel's Cell, I Would Have Stopped It, German Media Reports

NSA document reveals U.S. has monitored Merkel's phone since 2002, says U.S. had a 'not legally registered spying branch' in Berlin, Der Spiegel reports.

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An apologetic U.S. President Barack Obama told German Chancellor Angela Merkel he was unaware American intelligence services had tapped her phone, German newspapers The Algemeiner and Der Spiegel reported over the weekend.

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