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  • September 2008

    • German Opposition Leader Quits

      Der Spiegel  |  Sep 8, 08 6:18 AM CDT

      German Opposition Leader Quits

      (Newser) - The leader of Germany's Social Democrats has resigned after the party leaked that it had chosen another leader to face Angela Merkel in next year's general election, reports Der Spiegel . The party's candidate will be Frank-Walter Steinmeier, the current foreign minister in Merkel's grand coalition government. Kurt Beck, who has led the struggling SPD since her 2005 election victory, blamed "systematic misinformation" in the media for his decline in authority. More »

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      Germany  • Angela Merkel  • Frank-Walter Steinmeier  • Chancellor of Germany  • SPD

  • July 2008

    • Obama in Berlin Ahead of Speech

      Reuters  |  Jul 24, 08 5:39 AM CDT

      Obama in Berlin Ahead of Speech

      (Newser) - Barack Obama arrived in Berlin this morning, where he met Angela Merkel at the German chancellery ahead of a major speech this evening. The Europe leg of the candidate's tour followed an early-morning stop at the Western Wall in Jerusalem. Obama will speak to the chancellor and Frank-Walter Steinmeier, her foreign minister and chief rival, before his address at the Siegessäule at 7:00pm local time. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Election 2008  • Germany  • Angela Merkel  • Berlin  • Frank-Walter Steinmeier

  • June 2008

    • Israel-Hezbollah Swap May Signal Progress

      Independent (UK)  |  Jun 2, 08 3:39 PM CDT

      Israel-Hezbollah Swap May Signal Progress

      (Newser) - The weekend swap of a Hezbollah spy for the remains of two kidnapped Israeli soldiers has whipped up speculation about the release of more Lebanese prisoners, the Independent reports. Although Israel denied the return of the remains was negotiated, the German foreign minister has been facilitating talks between the parties, which may be addressing the fate of 10 Lebanese operatives and two Israeli soldiers. More »

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      Israel  • Ehud Olmert  • Lebanon  • Hezbollah  • Hassan Nasrallah  • prisoner exchange  • Frank-Walter Steinmeier  • Ehud Goldwasser

  • March 2008

    • Merkel Holds Cabinet Meeting in Jerusalem

      Times (UK)  |  Mar 17, 08 6:18 AM CDT

      Merkel Holds Cabinet Meeting in Jerusalem

      (Newser) - When Angela Merkel holds her weekly cabinet meeting today, it will meet not in Berlin but in Jerusalem—a special gesture to mark the 60th anniversary of Israeli statehood. Only a few decades ago Israelis marched in protest when the country welcomed its first German ambassador, but now the chancellor will become the first foreign head of government ever to address the Knesset. The Times of London reports on the remarkable evolution of relations between the two nations. More »

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      Israel  • Germany  • Ehud Olmert  • Angela Merkel  • World War II  • Holocaust  • Knesset  • Third Reich  • Frank-Walter Steinmeier

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