Angela Merkel

Reuters, PBS Noted Faith's Role in Fall of Berlin Wall

NewsBusters (Free subscription) | 15 hours ago

I believe in miracles. They happen everyday. Like Reuters, of all news outlets, acknowledging the role that religious faith played in the dissident movements in East Germany leading up to the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. Sarah Pulliam Bailey picked up on that in a November 9 post at Get Religion yesterday: With Bon Jovi, Angela Merkel and Mikhail Gorbachev likely to steal the spotlight at the...

Merkel back to work after Berlin Wall party

France24 (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago

Fresh from the euphoria of celebrations for the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, Chancellor Angela Merkel pulled no punches Tuesday as she outlined the hefty challenges facing Germany. In her first major policy speech since being sworn in for a second four-year term last month, Merkel, 55, said that despite tentative signs of recovery, Europe's biggest economy was still in its worst...

Why Obama isn't at the Wall

Collecting my Thoughts (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago

Sure, he doesn't want to celebrate the fall of communism in Europe, flying a big RED flag that his socialist, statist policies won't work. There's a bigger reason, however. HIS EGO! He'd have to share the stage! Have you seen the photos!!! OMG! Every important president, chancellor, premier and former- anybody of Western Civilization is there. UK Premier Gordon Brown French President Nicholas Sarkozy...

Angela Merkel's second crossing

Gordon's Notes (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009

I don't often wish for access to a TV, but this I'd like to see ... Berlin's moment of freedom that turned world history | World news | The Guardian ...Later that night, a young East German scientist called Angela Merkel walked across the same crossing. Now the chancellor of united Germany, she will do the same again this afternoon, accompanied by a group of East German opposition activists, Mikhail...

GERMANY: Merkel unveils priorities in first major policy speech of new term

France24 (Free subscription) | 13 hours ago

German Chancellor Angela Merkel outlined new economic and social priorities to address the challenges facing Germany in her first major policy speech since winning re-election in September.

Merkel wants climate action from US, China, India

San Diego Union (Free subscription) | 16 hours ago

German Chancellor Angela Merkel called Tuesday for the U.S., China and India to make substantive pledges of action against global warming in order to prevent the failure of next month's climate summit in Copenhagen.

Merkel hits out at GM over Opel revamp - Summary

The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 17 hours ago

Berlin - German Chancellor Angela Merkel lashed out Tuesday at giant US carmaker General Motors, saying it would have to bear most of the cost of restructuring its troubled European Opel offshoot. Speaking to parliament, Merkel said GM has not been i...

Merkel: climate deal needed in Copenhagen

San Diego Union (Free subscription) | 18 hours ago

Next month's climate summit in Copenhagen must produce a substantial agreement, and failure would set back by years efforts to fight global warming, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Tuesday.

Merkel says GM must bear main cost of Opel revamp

The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 20 hours ago

Berlin - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Tuesday the giant US carmaker General Motors would have to bear the main burden of the cost of restructuring its troubled European Opel offshoot. Speaking to parliament, Merkel said that the Detroit-based...

Celebrating Berlin, ignoring Palestine

Sabbah's Blog (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago

Sabbah Report | www.sabbah.biz Yesterday, world leaders gathered in Berlin to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on 9 November 1989, which paved the way for the end of the Cold War and reunification of Germany. Alongside German Chancellor Angela Merkel, President Nicolas Sarkozy of France, President Dmitry Medvedev of Russia, British [...] Celebrating Berlin, ignoring Palestine...

Merkel: climate deal needed in Copenhagen

Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 18 hours ago

BERLIN -- Next month's climate summit in Copenhagen must produce a substantial agreement, and failure would set back by years efforts to fight global warming, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Tuesday.

Merkel Says Worst Still Ahead in Germany

New York Times (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago

In her first policy speech since being sworn in for a second term, Chancellor Angela Merkel warned that the worst effects of the global financial crisis would hit Germany next year.

Kristallnacht remembered in Berlin

Chasing Evil (Free subscription) | 16 hours ago

Kristallnacht remembered in Berlin: "Source: [b]Morning Star[/b][b]Kristallnacht remembered in BerlinMonday 09 November 2009[/b]As German Chancellor Angela Merkel, former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachov and ex-Polish president Lech Walesa celebrated the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, more subdued tributes we..."Read the full article at the link.

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Berlin Wall Annivesary: Thanking Reagan vs. Thanking Gorbachev

Bizblogger (Free subscription) | 22 hours ago

On the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, Angela Merkel stood side by side with Mikhail Gorbachev and thanked him, saying to him: You made this possible — you courageously let things happen, and that was much more than we could expect. Now I haven't seen much of the ceremonies so I have no idea if people like Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher have been given their credit for opposing...

German Envoy, ICC Prosecutor Meet President Jammeh

All Africa (Free subscription) | 21 hours ago

The Gambian leader, His ExcellencySheikh Professor Alhaji Dr Yahya AJJ Jammeh, last Friday morning received in audience, Harro Adt, a special envoy of Her Excellency Angela Merkel, chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, and the Gambian born deputy prosecutor of the Hague based International Criminal Court (ICC), Fatou Bensouda, in seperate engagements at State House in Banjul.

Most Powerful Woman In The World: Angela Merkel

shugaray | 09/01/2008

Most Powerful Woman In The World: Angela Merkel