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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...

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...

AP: Obama, Merkel Set To Meet "Under Cloud Of Disagreement"

AP | STEVEN R. HURST | Posted 07.26.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama sits down this week with German Chancellor Angela Merkel under a cloud of disagreement over the way out of t...

"Stop It, All Of You": Obama Knocks German Press Over Coverage Of Alleged Tensions With Merkel

The Huffington Post | Posted 07.06.2009 | Politics


At a joint press availability in Dresden, Germany Friday morning, President Obama knocked the German press for playing up alleged tension between him ...

Obama In Dresden Calls On International Community To "Redouble" Efforts For 2-State Solution

AP | MARK S. SMITH | Posted 07.06.2009 | World


WEIMAR, Germany — President Barack Obama absorbed the stark horrors memorialized at the Buchenwald concentration camp Friday and said the lesson...

Obama, Merkel Hold Joint News Conference (WATCH LIVE VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.04.2009 | Politics


President Obama holds a joint news conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Baden Baden, Germany. WATCH LIVE AT 11:45 AM EST: Visit msnbc...

Report: Obama To Speak At Victory Column, Not Brandenburg Gate

Posted 07.26.2008 | Politics


According to German papers, Barack Obama will speak at Berlin's Victory Column instead of the Brandenburg Gate on his trip to Germany. Bloomberg repor...

German Chancellor Skeptical Of Obama Speech Plan

AP | GEIR MOULSON | Posted 07.17.2008 | Politics


BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel has signaled unease over the prospect of a possible speech by Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Ob...