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Taming the Lions with Angela Merkel
DER SPIEGEL ^
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| Charles Hawley
Posted on 10/21/2005 5:31:20 AM PDT by Atlantic Bridge
Germany may finally know the cast of politicians that is going to take over the reins of power, but chancellor-designate Angela Merkel has her work cut out for her. She is now surrounded by a motley crew of power hungry egos just waiting for her first mistake to pounce. To succeed, she'll have to be part lion tamer and part tight rope walker.
(Excerpt) Read more at service.spiegel.de ...
TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Germany
KEYWORDS: administration; cdu; germany; merkel; schroeder; spd
I do not think that it is that difficult as the author of the article imagined since most of the new administration are quite sensible persons, but it will be a hard fight to get the country into a better direction. Let us pray that Merkel is going to make it!
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To: Atlantic Bridge
I don't think so either. She could use the fear everyone else seems to have of the Linkesparty to move things more in her direction.
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10/21/2005 6:44:11 AM PDT
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(Because change is not something you talk into existence.)
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