FRANKFURT AM MAIN, GERMANY - OCTOBER 13: German Chancellor Angela Merkel adresses the audience during the opening ceremony of the 61st Frankfurt Book Fair on October 13, 2009 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Getty Images logo Getty Images 1 month ago

FRANKFURT AM MAIN, GERMANY - OCTOBER 13: German Chancellor Angela Merkel adresses the audience during the opening ceremony of the 61st Frankfurt Book Fair on October 13, 2009 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

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  1. GM chief of Europe Nick Reilly is seen in Wiesbaden, central Germany, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009, after talking to Hesse's state governor Roland Koch about the future of Opel car company.
  2. BERLIN - OCTOBER 26: German Chancellor and Chairwoman of the German Christian Democrats (CDU) Angela Merkel chats with Hesse state Governor Roland Koch at a special CDU meeting at Hotel Berlin, Berlin on October 26, 2009 in Berlin, Germany. Delegates are scheduled to vote on the proposed coalition contract between the CDU, its Bavarian sister party, the Christian Social Union (CSU), and the German Free Democrats (FDP) later in the day. The approval of the contract by all three parties will pave the way for the creation of a new German government.
  3. BERLIN - OCTOBER 14: German Christian Democrat (CDU) and Governor of the state of Hesse Roland Koch (C) talks to Georg Fahrenschon (2nd-R) and Andreas Pinkwart (R), Vice party leader of the German Free Democrats (FDP), prior to the third round of coalition negotiations between the parties as well as the Bavarian sister party to the CDU, the CSU, on October 14, 2009 in Berlin, Germany. The CDU and FDP emerged from recent federal elections in Germany together with a clear majority of Bundestag seats and are beginning the process of forming a coalition government.
  4. FRANKFURT AM MAIN, GERMANY - OCTOBER 13: Frankfurt Mayor Petra Roth, German Christian Democrat and Governor of the state of Hesse Roland Koch (L), Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping, German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) and Gottfried Honnefleder pose during the opening ceremony of the 61st Frankfurt Book Fair on October 13, 2009 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
  5. BERLIN - OCTOBER 08: Guido Westerwelle (L), leader of the German Free Democrats (FDP) and German Christian Democrat (CDU) and Governor of the state of Hesse Roland Koch (R) walk together after the second round of coalition negotiations between the FDP and the German Christian Democrats (CDU), as well as the Bavarian sister party to the CDU, the CSU, on October 8, 2009 in Berlin, Germany. The CDU and FDP emerged from recent federal elections in Germany together with a clear majority of Bundestag seats and are beginning the process of forming a coalition government.
  6. German Chancellor Angela Merkel (C) and CDU General Secretary Ronald Pofalla (L) hold bouquets as Hesse State Premier Roland Koch looks on prior to a meeting of the Christian Democratic Union's (CDU) executive board at the party headquarters in Berlin on September 28, 2009 one day after parliamentary elections. Merkel clinched another four-year mandate in vote, with a score allowing her to dump her 'grand coalition' with the Social Democrats (SPD) for an alliance with the pro-business Free Democrats (FDP).
  7. BERLIN - SEPTEMBER 28: German Chancellor and Chairwoman of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) political party Angela Merkel smiles as she poses for a photo with (from L to R) CDU Governor of the German state of Schleswig-Holstein Peter Harry Carstensen, CDU General Secretary Ronald Pofalla, CDU lead candidate in Brandenburg Johanna Wanka and CDU Governor of Hesse Roland Koch at the first meeting of the CDU executive board after federal elections on September 28, 2009 in Berlin, Germany. The CDU finished well ahead of its rivals and will likely form a coalition government with the business-oriented German Free Democrats (FDP).
  8. FRANKFURT AM MAIN, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 17: German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) sits inside a Opel Astra car as she looks towards Roland Koch, governor of the German state of Hesse, (L) at the Opel trade-show booth during the international motor show IAA on September 17, 2009 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. The world's biggest auto show runs until September 27.

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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. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. FRANKFURT AM MAIN, GERMANY - OCTOBER 13: German Chancellor Angela Merkel adresses the audience during the opening ceremony of the 61st Frankfurt Book Fair on October 13, 2009 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
  10. FRANKFURT AM MAIN, GERMANY - OCTOBER 13: German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping are seen during the opening ceremony of the 61st Frankfurt Book Fair on October 13, 2009 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
  11. BERLIN - OCTOBER 08: Guido Westerwelle (L), leader of the German Free Democrats (FDP) and German Christian Democrat (CDU) and Governor of the state of Hesse Roland Koch (R) walk together after the second round of coalition negotiations between the FDP and the German Christian Democrats (CDU), as well as the Bavarian sister party to the CDU, the CSU, on October 8, 2009 in Berlin, Germany. The CDU and FDP emerged from recent federal elections in Germany together with a clear majority of Bundestag seats and are beginning the process of forming a coalition government.
  12. BERLIN - OCTOBER 08: Guido Westerwelle (L), leader of the German Free Democrats (FDP) and German Christian Democrat (CDU) and Governor of the state of Hesse Roland Koch (R) walk together after the second round of coalition negotiations between the FDP and the German Christian Democrats (CDU), as well as the Bavarian sister party to the CDU, the CSU, on October 8, 2009 in Berlin, Germany. The CDU and FDP emerged from recent federal elections in Germany together with a clear majority of Bundestag seats and are beginning the process of forming a coalition government.
  13. BERLIN - OCTOBER 08: Guido Westerwelle (L), leader of the German Free Democrats (FDP) and German Christian Democrat (CDU) and Governor of the state of Hesse Roland Koch (R) walk together after the second round of coalition negotiations between the FDP and the German Christian Democrats (CDU), as well as the Bavarian sister party to the CDU, the CSU, on October 8, 2009 in Berlin, Germany. The CDU and FDP emerged from recent federal elections in Germany together with a clear majority of Bundestag seats and are beginning the process of forming a coalition government.
  14. BERLIN - OCTOBER 08: (From L to R) Leader of the Bavarian Christian Democrats (CSU) Horst Seehofer, Governor of the state of Hesse Roland Koch, German Chancellor and Chairwoman of the German Christian Democrats (CDU) Angela Merkel and Chancellery head Thomas de Maiziere arrive for the second round of coalition negotiations between the CDU and the German Free Democrats (FDP), as well as the Bavarian sister party to the CDU, the CSU, on October 8, 2009 in Berlin, Germany. The CDU and FDP emerged from recent federal elections in Germany together with a clear majority of Bundestag seats and are beginning the process of forming a coalition government.
  15. BERLIN - OCTOBER 08: German Christian Democrat (CDU) and Governor of the state of Hesse Roland Koch arrives for the second round of coalition negotiations between the CDU and the German Free Democrats (FDP), as well as the Bavarian sister party to the CDU, the CSU, on October 8, 2009 in Berlin, Germany. The CDU and FDP emerged from recent federal elections in Germany together with a clear majority of Bundestag seats and are beginning the process of forming a coalition government.
  16. Hesse federal state premier Roland Koch arrives to the venue for the first round of coalition talks between the conservative Christian Democratic Union party (CDU) and the pro-business Free Democrats (FDP) in Berlin October 5, 2009. A leading contender to become Germany's next finance minister on Monday sought to play down speculation he might be in line for the position but did not rule it out categorically. Roland Koch, a member of Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative Christian Democrats (CDU), told ZDF television he was focusing on his job as state premier of Hesse when asked whether he could move to Berlin to take on the job.

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