German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) talks to former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev during the opening of a new museum of German history at Villa Schoeningen in Potsdam November 8, 2009. Reuters Pictures 1 week ago

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) talks to former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev during the opening of a new museum of German history at Villa Schoeningen in Potsdam November 8, 2009.

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