CWEB - President Barack Obama says Merkel is ‘on the right side of history’ for refugee response

US President Barack Obama heaped high praise on Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday as he began a visit to Germany, saying that she was ‘on the right side of history’ for welcoming hundreds of thousands of refugees. The pair held talks in the sumptuous setting of Herrenhausen Palace near the northern city of Hanover after Obama…