German Chancellor Angela Merkel and vice-chancellor and Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle attend a session of 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. Getty Images logo Getty Images 1 week ago

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and vice-chancellor and Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle attend a session of 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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  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.
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  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. German Chancellor Angela Merkel is congratulated by Free Democrats Party (FDP) leader Guido Westerwelle after she was re-elected as chancellor during a special session of parliament, at the German Bundestag (lower house of parliament) in Berlin October 28, 2009.
  8. German Chancellor Angela Merkel is congratulated by Free Democrats Party (FDP) leader Guido Westerwelle after she was re-elected as chancellor during a special session of parliament, at the German Bundestag (lower house of parliament) in Berlin October 28, 2009.
  9. German Chancellor Angela Merkel is congratulated by Free Democrats Party (FDP) leader Guido Westerwelle after she was re-elected as chancellor during a special session of parliament, at the German Bundestag (lower house of parliament) in Berlin October 28, 2009.
  10. German Chancellor Angela Merkel is congratulated by Free Democrats Party (FDP) leader Guido Westerwelle after she was re-elected as chancellor during a special session of parliament, at the German Bundestag (lower house of parliament) in Berlin October 28, 2009.
  11. German Chancellor Angela Merkel is congratulated by Free Democrats Party (FDP) leader Guido Westerwelle after she was re-elected as chancellor during a special session of parliament, at the German Bundestag (lower house of parliament) in Berlin October 28, 2009.
  12. BERLIN - OCTOBER 12: Guido Westerwelle (L), leader of the German Free Democrats (FDP), talks to Chinese Vice-President Xi Jinping at Adlon Hotel on October 12, 2009 in Berlin, Germany. Xi Jinping is in Germany to attend the Frankfurt Book Fair, which opens tomorrow. China is the offical partner of this year's book fair.
  13. General Sales Manager Peter Van Den Berghe, left, talks to Jeff Harvery, center, of Auiroa, Colo., about the Saturn Outlook that he is about to test drive at the Saturn of Denver dealership in the Denver suburb of Littleton, Colo., on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009. Salesman Tim Duff is pictured at right. Harvey a two time Saturn owner was not concerned that General Motors is going to quit the Saturn line.
  14. Spain's Industry Minister Miguel Sebastian (L) shakes hands with General Motors' Manager to Europe Nick Reilly (R) during a meeting in Madrid on November 20, 2009.
  15. Spain's Industry Minister Miguel Sebastian (L) poses with General Motors' Manager to Europe Nick Reilly (R) during a meeting in Madrid on November 20, 2009.
  16. Spain's Industry Minister Miguel Sebastian (L) chats with General Motors' Manager to Europe Nick Reilly (R) during a meeting in Madrid on November 20, 2009.

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