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By Christiaan Hetzner MUNICH (Reuters) - Bavarians cast their ballots on Sunday in an election that is expected to hand Angela Merkel's allies nearly 50 percent of the vote, giving the German chancellor and her conservatives momentum a week before a federal election. The Christian Social Union (CSU) - sister party of Merkel's Christian Democrats (CDU) - has governed the rich southern state for 56 years, styling itself the natural ruler of an area that is proud of its "laptop and lederhosen" economy and traditions. ...More...