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WBR: Mrs Merkel goes to Washington 02 May 14

Fri, 2 May 14

Former US Assistant Secretary of State, PJ Crowley, explains why any friction¹ between Angela Merkel and Barack Obama over the CIA's eavesdropping² on her private phone calls may have to be put to one side if the two leaders are to reach agreement on sanctions against Russia. Unemployment in the US has fallen to its lowest level since the credit crunch³. The BBC's Michelle Fleury asks if Americans are really seeing an improvement in their job prospects⁴. In Brazil, with just under six weeks to go before the World Cup kicks off in Sao Paolo, building work is still not complete on a variety of infrastructure⁵ projects intended to serve visiting football fans. Katy Watson joins the hundreds of workers racing⁶ to complete the new international terminal at Guarulhos. The Economist's Business Editor, Tom Standage, discusses the week's main news stories with Wall Street Journal Columnist⁷, Simon Constable⁸.