RACHEL MARTIN, HOST:
Good morning. I'm Rachel Martin. How are you going to use your new Twitter powers? German lawmakers say now that we've all got 280 characters, they want to tweet about a particular bill on beef labeling. There are a lot of really long words in German, and this is no exception.
UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN: (Speaking German).
MARTIN: Not to mention the German police who can now tweet about accidents involving forklift drivers.
UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN: (Speaking German).
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