German vice-chancellor and Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle (bottom) and (from L to R) Health Minister Philipp Roessler, Family Affairs Minister Ursula von der Leyen, Defence Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg and Agriculture Minister Ilse Aigner listen to German Chancellor Angela Merkel (foreground) addressing the lower house of parliament (Bundestag) in Berlin November 10, 2009. Getty Images logo Getty Images 1 week ago

German vice-chancellor and Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle (bottom) and (from L to R) Health Minister Philipp Roessler, Family Affairs Minister Ursula von der Leyen, Defence Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg and Agriculture Minister Ilse Aigner listen to German Chancellor Angela Merkel (foreground) addressing the lower house of parliament (Bundestag) in Berlin November 10, 2009.

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  1. BERLIN - OCTOBER 28: German Chancellor designate Angela Merkel (L) and German Family Minister designate Ursula von der Leyen (R) wave to von der Leyen's children while holding their ballots in Merkel's election at the Bundestag on October 28, 2009 in Berlin, Germany. Germany is inaugurating a new coalition government of Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU) and Free Democrats (FDP), and Merkel's re-election is certain.
  2. DUESSELDORF, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 06: German Chancellor Angela Merkel of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is surrounded by fellow party members during her arrival for an election campaign rally at the ISS Dome on September 6, 2009 in Duesseldorf, Germany. Merkel is campaigning for re-election in the upcoming general elections on September 27, 2009.
  3. DUESSELDORF, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 06: German Chancellor Angela Merkel of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is surrounded by fellow arty members during her arrival for an election campaign rally at the ISS Dome on September 6, 2009 in Duesseldorf, Germany. Merkel is campaigning for re-election in the upcoming general elections on September 27, 2009.
  4. DUESSELDORF, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 06: German Chancellor Angela Merkel of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is surrounded by fellow party members during her arrival for an election campaign rally at the ISS Dome on September 6, 2009 in Duesseldorf, Germany. Merkel is campaigning for re-election in the upcoming general elections on September 27, 2009.
  5. DUESSELDORF, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 06: German Chancellor Angela Merkel of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is surrounded by fellow party members during her arrival for an election campaign rally at the ISS Dome on September 6, 2009 in Duesseldorf, Germany. Merkel is campaigning for re-election in the upcoming general elections on September 27, 2009.
  6. German Chancellor and leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) Angela Merkel (R) watches as Ursula von der Leyen, Family and Social Affairs Minister (CDU) receives her certificate of appointment from German President Horst Koehler (C) at the presidential residence of Bellevue Castle in Berlin October 28, 2009.
  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. 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.
  14. German Chancellor Angela Merkel attends a session of the lower house of parliament (Bundestag) in Berlin on November 12, 2009.
  15. 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.
  16. 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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