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Jan Boehmermann, host of the late-night "Neo Magazin Royale" on the public ZDF channel is pictured during a TV show of Markus Lanz in Hamburg, Germany, August 21, 2012. (photo credit: REUTERS)ByMICHELLE MARTIN, MADELINE CHAMBERS/REUTERSUpdated: