A brass orchestra serenade Bavarian state prime minister and leader of the Christian Social Union (CSU) Horst Seehofer in the occasion of his 60th birthday during the open day of the Bavarian state chancellery in Munich July 4, 2009. Reuters Pictures 4 months ago

A brass orchestra serenade Bavarian state prime minister and leader of the Christian Social Union (CSU) Horst Seehofer in the occasion of his 60th birthday during the open day of the Bavarian state chancellery in Munich July 4, 2009.

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  1. MUNICH, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 20: Bavaria's state governor Horst Seehofer (R) and his wife Karin wave during the traditional riflemen's parade on September 20, 2009 in Munich, Germany. The riflemen's parade marks day 2 of the Munich Oktoberfest beer festival.
  2. MUNICH, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 20: Bavaria's state governor Horst Seehofer (R) and his wife Karin wave from a horse coachduring the traditional riflemen's parade on September 20, 2009 in Munich, Germany. The riflemen's parade marks day 2 of the Munich Oktoberfest beer festival.
  3. MUNICH, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 20: Bavaria's state governor Horst Seehofer (C) and his wife Karin (L) wave from a horse coachduring the traditional riflemen's parade on September 20, 2009 in Munich, Germany. The riflemen's parade marks day 2 of the Munich Oktoberfest beer festival.
  4. MUNICH, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 20: Bavaria's state governor Horst Seehofer (R) and his wife Karin wave during the traditional riflemen's parade on September 20, 2009 in Munich, Germany. The riflemen's parade marks day 2 of the Munich Oktoberfest beer festival.
  5. MUNICH, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 19: Munich's mayor Christian Ude (L) and Seehofer, head of the Christian Social Union (CSU), drink the first beer at the Schottenhamel beer tent on September 19, 2009 in Munich, Germany. Oktoberfest is Germany's and the world largest fair. About six million people attend the sixteen-day festival during late September and early October.
  6. MUNICH, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 19: Munich's mayor Christian Ude (L) and Seehofer, head of the Christian Social Union (CSU), drink the first beer at the Schottenhamel beer tent on September 19, 2009 in Munich, Germany. Oktoberfest is Germany's and the world largest fair. About six million people attend the sixteen-day festival during late September and early October.
  7. GRASBRUNN, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 07: (L-R) Chancellor Angela Merkel of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Seehofer, head of the Christian Social Union (CSU), sit in an open carriage during an election campaign rally on September 7, 2009 in Grasbrunn, Germany. The 17th German federal election is scheduled for September 27, 2009 and will be held to elect the members of the Bundestag, the federal parliament of Germany.
  8. DUESSELDORF, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 06: German Chancellor Angela Merkel of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is surrounded by fellow party members during her arrival for an election campaign rally at the ISS Dome on September 6, 2009 in Duesseldorf, Germany. Merkel is campaigning for re-election in the upcoming general elections on September 27, 2009.
  9. DUESSELDORF, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 06: German Chancellor Angela Merkel of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is surrounded by fellow arty members during her arrival for an election campaign rally at the ISS Dome on September 6, 2009 in Duesseldorf, Germany. Merkel is campaigning for re-election in the upcoming general elections on September 27, 2009.
  10. DUESSELDORF, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 06: German Chancellor Angela Merkel of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is surrounded by fellow party members during her arrival for an election campaign rally at the ISS Dome on September 6, 2009 in Duesseldorf, Germany. Merkel is campaigning for re-election in the upcoming general elections on September 27, 2009.
  11. DUESSELDORF, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 06: German Chancellor Angela Merkel of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is surrounded by fellow party members during her arrival for an election campaign rally at the ISS Dome on September 6, 2009 in Duesseldorf, Germany. Merkel is campaigning for re-election in the upcoming general elections on September 27, 2009.
  12. Roland Koch, Governor of Hesse, Ole von Beust, Mayor of Hamburg, Erwin Sellering, Governor of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Christian Wulff, Governor of Lower Saxony, Juergen Ruettgers, Governor of Northrhine-Westphalia, Peter Mueller, Governor of Saarland and Peter Harry Carstensen, Governor of Schleswig-Holstein (second line L-R) Jens Boehrnsen, Mayor of Bremen, Horst Seehofer, Governor of Bavaria, Stanislaw Tillich, Governor of Saxony, German President Horst Koehler, Kurt Beck, Governor of Rhineland-Palatinate, Wolfgang Boehmer, Governor of Saxony Anhalt and Klaus Wowereit, mayor of Berlin (first line L-R) pose for the media during a Governors meeting in Mainz October 30, 2009.
  13. Roland Koch, Governor of Hesse, Jens Boehrnsen, Mayor of Bremen, Ole von Beust, Mayor of Hamburg, Erwin Sellering, Governor of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Juergen Ruettgers, Governor of Northrhine-Westphalia and Christian Wulff, Governor of Lower Saxony (second line L-R) and Horst Seehofer, Governor of Bavaria, Wolfgang Boehmer, Governor of Saxony Anhalt, Kurt Beck, Governor of Rhineland-Palatinate, Stanislaw Tillich, Governor of Saxony and Klaus Wowereit, Mayor of Berlin (first line L-R) pose for the media prior to a Governors meeting in Mainz October 30, 2009.
  14. German Chancellor and head of the conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) Angela Merkel toasts with leader of the German Free Democrats (FDP) Guido Westerwelle and Bavarian Christian Social Union (CSU) Horst Seehofer after the ceremony to sign the agreement for a coalition government, in Berlin October 26, 2009.
  15. Germany's Free Democratic Party (FDP) chairman Guido Westerwelle, Christian Democratic Union (CDU) chairwoman Chancellor Angela Merkel and Bavaria's Christian Social Union (CSU) chairman Horst Seehofer, from left, sign the agreement for their new ruling coalition in Berlin, Germany, Monday, Oct. 26, 2009.
  16. Germany's Free Democratic Party (FDP) chairman Guido Westerwelle, Christian Democratic Union (CDU) chairwoman Chancellor Angela Merkel and Bavaria's Christian Social Union (CSU) chairman Horst Seehofer, from left, toast to each other after signing the agreement for their new ruling coalition in Berlin, Germany, Monday, Oct. 26, 2009.

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