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BERLIN (Reuters) - Next year's German election just got a lot more interesting. News on Friday that Peer Steinbrueck, a former finance minister with an acerbic wit, will lead the opposition Social Democrats (SPD) into the 2013 vote will have stirred unease in Chancellor Angela Merkel's entourage, observers say. Just a few weeks ago Steinbrueck was seen as the least likely of three SPD contenders - a "troika" that included party chief Sigmar Gabriel and former foreign minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier - to challenge Merkel. ...More...