German President Horst Koehler (L) and his wife Eva Luise listen to Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) after he was reelected to office, at the Reichstag in Berlin May 23, 2009. Reuters Pictures 6 months ago

German President Horst Koehler (L) and his wife Eva Luise listen to Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) after he was reelected to office, at the Reichstag in Berlin May 23, 2009.

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  1. BERLIN - DECEMBER 03: A police van drives past giant banners showing German Chancellor Angela Merkel that read: 'Climate Protection Now! Copenhagen 2009' (L) and 'Mrs. Merkel: Save the Climate! Now!' hanging from Hauptbahnhof train station on December 3, 2009 in Berlin, Germany. The banners, hung by Greenpeace activists, refers to the upcoming summit on climate change in Copenhagen, where Chancellor Merkel will lead the delegation representing Germany.
  2. BERLIN - DECEMBER 03: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and German Chancellor Angela Merkel speak to the media after talks on December 3, 2009 in Berlin, Germany. Ministers from the two countries signed a series of documents on mutual cooperation, including one aimed at supporting measures to reduce global warming.
  3. 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.
  4. German Chancellor Angela Merkel attends a session of the lower house of parliament (Bundestag) in Berlin on November 12, 2009.
  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 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. German Chancellor Angela Merkel (C) salutes war veterans 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.
  10. German Chancellor Angela Merkel (2nd-L) salutes war veterans 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.
  11. German Chancellor Angela Merkel delivers a speech at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, on November 11, 2009 during the Armistice Day ceremony marking 91 years after the end of World War I. 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;.
  12. German Chancellor Angela Merkel delivers a speech at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, on November 11, 2009 during the Armistice Day ceremony marking 91 years after the end of World War I. 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;.
  13. Heads of state accompany German Chancellor Angela Merkel (4-L) after they walked through the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin late on November 9, 2009, during celebrations to mark the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. A Berlin Wall anniversary plea by world leaders for a new fight against 'tyranny' was hailed as Germany cleared away its dominoes of freedom.
  14. German Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses the lower house of parliament (Bundestag) in Berlin November 10, 2009. Merkel called on US car giant General Motors to foot the bill for restructuring its troubled European subsidiary Opel after it decided to keep the unit rather than sell it.
  15. German Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses the lower house of parliament (Bundestag) in Berlin November 10, 2009. Merkel called on US car giant General Motors to foot the bill for restructuring its troubled European subsidiary Opel after it decided to keep the unit rather than sell it.
  16. German Chancellor Angela Merkel leaves the stand after addressing the lower house of parliament (Bundestag) in Berlin November 10, 2009. Merkel called on US car giant General Motors to foot the bill for restructuring its troubled European subsidiary Opel after it decided to keep the unit rather than sell it.

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