{"id":4619,"date":"2016-03-18T10:37:49","date_gmt":"2016-03-18T15:37:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dooneyscafe.com\/?p=4619"},"modified":"2016-04-04T09:18:16","modified_gmt":"2016-04-04T14:18:16","slug":"letter-berlin-refugee-referendum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dooneyscafe.com\/letter-berlin-refugee-referendum\/","title":{"rendered":"Letter from Berlin: The Refugee Referendum"},"content":{"rendered":"
BERLIN–About a month before the three pivotal German provincial elections that were held on March 13, 2016, the astute New York Times\u2019<\/em> European columnist, Roger Cohen, asked a pertinent question: \u201cWill Merkel Pay for Doing the Right Thing?\u201d<\/p>\n