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Europe's Emotions Are Mixed on Tactical Nukes

By William BostonApr 7th 2010 – 7:36PM
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BERLIN (April 7) – As President Barack Obama travels to Prague to sign the new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty with Russian President Dmitri Medvedev, he is soaking up warm praise from world leaders about his drive to rid the world of nuclear weapons. But one often overlooked point could still spark a rift in NATO in...

Swiss Sputter as Merkel Buys Stolen Bank Data

By William BostonFeb 2nd 2010 – 5:23PM
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BERLIN (Feb. 2) – Angela Merkel is set to pay almost $3.5 million to a whistle-blower for a list of alleged German tax evaders stashing money in Swiss banks, but the German chancellor may be getting more than she bargained for. Germany's decision to purchase the list, allegedly stolen from a Swiss bank, has ignited...

German Political Star Stumbles Over Afghanistan

By William BostonDec 16th 2009 – 5:43PM
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BERLIN (Dec. 16) – Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg burst onto Germany's normally staid political scene less than a year ago and achieved rock-star status almost overnight. Now, as defense minister, he is getting to know the downside of fame. Germany's most popular politician, admired as much for his youthful good...

Angela Merkel Comes to Washington

By James GraffNov 3rd 2009 – 5:54PM

As the first German chancellor in more than a half-century to address a joint session of Congress, Angela Merkel had history on her side Tuesday. Few politicians can speak more convincingly than this former East German physicist of "the overwhelming gift of freedom" that materialized with the fall of the Berlin Wall on...

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Eurozone Officials Tell Members To Make Plans In Case Of Greek Exit

May 23rd 2012 - 12:30PM

Euro zone officials have told members of the currency area to prepare contingency plans in case Greece quits the bloc, an eventuality which Germany's central bank said would be testing but "manageable".

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Germany beefs up monitoring of nuclear shutdown

May 23rd 2012 - 09:42AM

BERLIN -The German government has moved to oversee more closely the country's move from nuclear power to renewable energy — a mammoth 10-year project for Europe's biggest economy.

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Angela Merkel Party Down After State Election Flop, Poll

May 23rd 2012 - 06:28AM

A new poll finds support for Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives has fallen after an embarrassing election defeat in Germany's most populous state.

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Ted Kaufman: Big Bank Time Bomb Ticking

May 20th 2012 - 08:46PM

But we still haven't gotten to the point where we actually do something about federally insured big banks gambling with derivatives.

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G8 Leaders Watch Soccer Game At Camp David (PHOTO)

May 20th 2012 - 10:41AM

After this year's G8 summit concluded in Camp David, President Obama joined Angela Merkel and David Cameron to watch the end of the Champions League final.

AngelaMerkel News From the Web

  • 05/28/12 Diary of a Dumb Investor: where has my money gone? Source: Citywire - UK What in Merkel's malingering has befallen my portfolio?
  • 05/28/12 Merkel to present six-point growth plan Source: ShareCast German Chancellor Angela Merkel is firing up her own plan to combat French President Fran�ois Hollande�s own suggestions to achieve growth in the Eurozone.
  • 05/27/12 Merkel party urges opposition to back fiscal pact Source: DNA (Daily News & Analysis) A top ally of Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives appealed to the opposition Social Democrats and Greens on Sunday to refrain from "playing political games" and back the government to endorse Europe's new fiscal pact and permanent bailout fund.
  • 05/27/12 Merkel�s lead over opposition slumps Source: Gulf Times Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives saw their lead over the main centre-left opposition party crumble in the sharpest one-week shift in German voter sentiment in seven years, an opinion poll showed yesterday.
  • 05/26/12 Euro zone crisis talks Rome date Source: Shanghai Daily THE leaders of France, Germany, Spain and Italy will meet in Rome on June 22 to discuss the euro zone crisis, the French newspaper Le Figaro reported yesterday, citing Italian government sources.

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