President of the lower house of parliament Norbert Lammert, German President Horst Koehler, with his wife Eva Luise, Chancellor Angela Merkel (C), Hans-Juergen Papier, President of the Germany's Constitutional Court and Annette Schavan, Education and Research Minister (LtoR) attend a service at Gethsemane Church (Gethsemanekirche) in the Prenzlauerberg district of Berlin November 9, 2009, during day-long celebrations to mark the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Reuters Pictures 1 week ago

President of the lower house of parliament Norbert Lammert, German President Horst Koehler, with his wife Eva Luise, Chancellor Angela Merkel (C), Hans-Juergen Papier, President of the Germany's Constitutional Court and Annette Schavan, Education and Research Minister (LtoR) attend a service at Gethsemane Church (Gethsemanekirche) in the Prenzlauerberg district of Berlin November 9, 2009, during day-long celebrations to mark the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.

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  1. German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives at an European Union summit at the European Council headquarters on November 19, 2009 in Brussels. European leaders were urged not to miss a 'historic occasion' as they gather to choose a first-ever European Union president to represent the 27-nation bloc on the world stage.
  2. German Chancellor Angela Merkel attends a session of the lower house of parliament (Bundestag) in Berlin on November 12, 2009.
  3. German Chancellor Angela Merkel delivers a speech during the Armistice Day ceremony marking 91 years since the end of World War I, on November 11, 2009 in Paris. German leaders have attended Armistice Day events in France before -- most notably when chancellor Helmut Kohl took president Francois Mitterrand's hand in Verdun, the scene of one of the fiercest battles of the 1914-18 war. But Merkel's visit will be the first time a German leader has attended the Paris ceremonies marking the surrender of Germany after four years of trench warfare that left millions dead.
  4. German Chancellor Angela Merkel delivers a speech during the Armistice Day ceremony marking 91 years since the end of World War I, on November 11, 2009 in Paris. German leaders have attended Armistice Day events in France before -- most notably when chancellor Helmut Kohl took president Francois Mitterrand's hand in Verdun, the scene of one of the fiercest battles of the 1914-18 war. But Merkel's visit will be the first time a German leader has attended the Paris ceremonies marking the surrender of Germany after four years of trench warfare that left millions dead.
  5. German Chancellor Angela Merkel delivers a speech during the Armistice Day ceremony marking 91 years since the end of World War I, on November 11, 2009 in Paris. German leaders have attended Armistice Day events in France before -- most notably when chancellor Helmut Kohl took president Francois Mitterrand's hand in Verdun, the scene of one of the fiercest battles of the 1914-18 war. But Merkel's visit will be the first time a German leader has attended the Paris ceremonies marking the surrender of Germany after four years of trench warfare that left millions dead.
  6. German Chancellor Angela Merkel (C) waves aboard a car as she leaves the Armistice Day ceremony marking 91 years since the end of World War I, on November 11, 2009 in Paris. German leaders have attended Armistice Day events in France before -- most notably when chancellor Helmut Kohl took president Francois Mitterrand's hand in Verdun, the scene of one of the fiercest battles of the 1914-18 war. But Merkel's visit will be the first time a German leader has attended the Paris ceremonies marking the surrender of Germany after four years of trench warfare that left millions dead.
  7. From foreground left to right, German Parliament President Norbert Lammert, the wife of German President Eva Luise Koehler, German President Horst Koehler, Chancellor Angela Merkel, the President of the Federal Court Hans-Juergen Papier, Education Minister Annete Schavan and Labor Minister Franz Josef Jung, attend a service during the commemorations of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, in Berlin, Germany, Monday, Nov. 9, 2009. Chancellor Angela Merkel, reunited Germany's first leader to grow up in the communist east, started the day with President Horst Koehler and other leaders at a prayer service at a former East Berlin church that was a rallying point for opposition activists in 1989.
  8. From left to right, German Parliament President Norbert Lammert, the wife of German President Eva Luise Koehler, German President Horst Koehler, Chancellor Angela Merkel, the President of the Federal Court Hans-Juergen Papier, Education Minister Annete Schavan and Labor Minister Franz Josef Jung, attend a service during the commemorations of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, in Berlin, Germany, Monday, Nov. 9, 2009. Chancellor Angela Merkel, reunited Germany's first leader to grow up in the communist east, started the day with President Horst Koehler and other leaders at a prayer service at a former East Berlin church that was a rallying point for opposition activists in 1989.
  9. President of the lower house of parliament Norbert Lammert, German President Horst Koehler, with his wife Eva Luise, Chancellor Angela Merkel (C), Hans-Juergen Papier, President of the Germany's Constitutional Court and Annette Schavan, Education and Research Minister (LtoR) attend a service at Gethsemane Church (Gethsemanekirche) in the Prenzlauerberg district of Berlin November 9, 2009, during day-long celebrations to mark the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
  10. President of the lower house of parliament Norbert Lammert, German President Horst Koehler, with his wife Eva Luise, Chancellor Angela Merkel and Hans-Juergen Papier, President of the Germany's Constitutional Court (LtoR) attend a service at Gethsemane Church (Gethsemanekirche) in the Prenzlauerberg district of Berlin November 9, 2009, during day-long celebrations to mark the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
  11. German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble (C) is sworn-in by Parliament President Norbert Lammert (R) next to Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) during the meeting of Germany's lower house of parliament, Bundestag, in Berlin, October 28, 2009. Germany's Angela Merkel was formally elected chancellor for a second term on Wednesday by a narrower than expected margin in parliament.
  12. Wolfgang Schaeuble (L) Finance Minister is sworn-in by Parliament President Norbert Lammert during the meeting of Germany's lower house of parliament, Bundestag in Berlin, October 28, 2009. The German parliament formally elected Angela Merkel for a second term as chancellor on Wednesday, although by a narrower margin than expected.
  13. President of the lower house of parliament Norbert Lammert, German President Horst Koehler, with his wife Eva Luise, Chancellor Angela Merkel (C), Hans-Juergen Papier, President of the Germany's Constitutional Court and Annette Schavan, Education and Research Minister (LtoR) attend a service at Gethsemane Church (Gethsemanekirche) in the Prenzlauerberg district of Berlin November 9, 2009, during day-long celebrations to mark the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
  14. BERLIN - OCTOBER 28: The new German cabinet including Education Minister Annette Schavan and Economy Minister Rainer Bruederle attend the start of their meeting on October 28, 2009 in Berlin, Germany.
  15. BERLIN - OCTOBER 28: The new German cabinet including Education Minister Annette Schavan and Economy Minister Rainer Bruederle attend the start of their meeting on October 28, 2009 in Berlin, Germany.
  16. BERLIN - OCTOBER 28: (L-R) The new German cabinet including Family Minister Ursula von der Leyen, Minister of Work and Social Issues Franz Josef Jung and Education Minister Annette Schavan attend the start of their meeting on October 28, 2009 in Berlin, Germany.

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