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Berlin Wall Anniversary (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Adam Taylor | Posted 11.09.2009 | World


Germany celebrated the 20th anniversary of fall of the Berlin Wall Monday. Here is a look at this historic day in photos. Get HuffPost World On Fac...

Think Tank's Advice To Europe: Stop 'Fetishizing' American Relationship

Spiegel Online | Gregor Peter Schmitz | Posted 11.03.2009 | World


The council released a study on Monday called "Toward a Post-American Europe," based on wide-ranging interviews and research conducted in the 27 EU me...

Time for Economic Polluters to Pay Up? Tobin or not Tobin...

Sony Kapoor | Posted 10.14.2009 | Business


Sony Kapoor

The financial crisis, the biggest in living memory, has tilted the political and financial landscape in a direction that makes Tobin Taxes not just more desirable but also much easier to implement.

German Election Could Be Decided By The 'Merkel Factor'

BBC NEWS | Posted 11.17.2009 | World


Angela Merkel was once criticised for looking dowdy and lacking charisma, but now the "Merkel factor" is considered her key asset as she seeks re-elec...

Germany's Merkel: Don't Rush Judgment On Afghan Attack

AP | GEIR MOULSON | Posted 11.08.2009 | World


BERLIN — Chancellor Angela Merkel said Tuesday that the world should reserve judgment on whether civilians were killed in a German-ordered airst...

Merkel's Party Loses Ground In German Votes

AP | GEIR MOULSON | Posted 10.16.2009 | World


BERLIN — Voters inflicted losses on Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives in state elections Sunday, a setback weeks before a national electi...

Merkel's Cleavage Takes Center Stage In German Elections

Huffington Post | Posted 09.11.2009 | World


German Chancellor Angela Merkel's breasts have been the subject of much attention after a female politician used them as a ploy to bring attention to ...

Must it be Business as Usual as the People of Iran Hang in the Balance?

Rabbi Abraham Cooper | Posted 08.20.2009 | World


Rabbi Abraham Cooper

Citizen lobbies and elected representatives have to ask this simple question: do we have to do business with people who do business with the Mullahs?

Merkel Blasts "Powers" Of Central Banks

Wall Street Journal | JOELLEN PERRY | Posted 07.03.2009 | Business


German Chancellor Angela Merkel, in a rare public rebuke of central banks, suggested the European Central Bank and its counterparts in the U.S. and Br...

Angela Merkel Lingerie Ad Shocks Germany

Huffington Post | Posted 06.01.2009 | World


The AFP reports that German Chancellor Angela Merkel appears in a lingerie ad wearing nothing more than a purple matching bra and panties set. AFP re...

Ahmadinejad at Durban 2: Merkel Should Lead Boycott

Rabbi Abraham Cooper | Posted 05.15.2009 | World


Rabbi Abraham Cooper

It's inconceivable to stand in silent tribute to 6 million dead Jews while simulatenously empowering a man who wants to do away with 6 million live Jews in Israel.

Public Pressure Made A Difference At The G20 - Here's Why

Paul Hilder | Posted 05.08.2009 | World


Paul Hilder

It's far from time to go home and chill in satisfaction. But unprecedented processes have been put in motion to fix global finance.

What European Fiscal Austerity Is Doing To The U.S.

Harry Moroz | Posted 04.24.2009 | Business


Harry Moroz

As the G-20 meeting of the world's 20 biggest economies approaches, the right is cultivating a strategic relationship with the "reformed socialists" o...

An American In Paris

Amb. Marc Ginsberg | Posted 08.02.2008 | Politics


Amb. Marc Ginsberg

From Kabul to Baghdad to Jerusalem, in Berlin and now in Paris, Obama's conduct abroad has earned him the right to be considered a respected presumptive commander-in-chief.