Economy, Afghanistan cloud chancellor's talks with Obama
(NEWSER) - Angela Merkel arrives in Washington today for a two-day visit, where the German chancellor will hold talks with President Obama before a rare joint press conference in the Rose Garden. Yet despite the smiles, the two leaders have a strained if not frosty relationship, with both sides carping about economic policy, the GM bailout, and the war in Afghanistan. "The chancellor is not interested in joining the competition for who gets along best with Obama," a Merkel aide told the FT. More»
