11/28/2007

Respect


German Chancellor Angela Merkel looks at stuffed a White-tailed Sea Eagle (haliaeetus albicilla) at the museum "Naturkundemuseum" in Berlin November 28, 2007. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke (GERMANY)

11/26/2007

Angie gives the perfect gift


Outgoing German Labour Minister Franz Muentefering receives a soccer ball as a present from Chancellor Angela Merkel before the weekly cabinet meeting in Berlin November 21, 2007. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke
Outgoing German Labour Minister Franz Muentefering juggles a soccer ball, he received as a present from Chancellor Angela Merkel before the weekly cabinet meeting in Berlin November 21, 2007. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke (GERMANY)

"Here, Sarko, try mine!"


German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) and French President Nicolas Sarkozy address a news conference after a meeting in Berlin November 12, 2007. Germany, Britain, France and the United States called this week for the United Nations to consider more severe sanctions because they say Iran has failed to allay concerns about its atomic work. (Tobias Schwarz/Reuters)

Angie raises the dead


German Chancellor Angela Merkel gestures as she gives a keynote speech at a congress about world's climate change of Germany's conservative Christian Democratic Party (CDU) in Berlin November 26, 2007. The slogan in the background reads 'Save the climate'. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (GERMANY)

11/20/2007

Don't shake it, Sarko


Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, left, and French President Nicolas Sarkozy are about to shake hands before their talks at the Elysee Palace, Tuesday Nov. 20, 2007 in Paris. Chavez voiced optimism about chances for a swap of prisoners for hostages held by Colombian rebels, including a former presidential candidate whose plight has captured France's attention. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

11/18/2007

Angie confused


President George W. Bush and German Chancellor Angela Merkel hold a news conference at his ranch in Crawford, Texas, November 10, 2007. (Jim Young/Reuters)

Angie truly is a giant among men


Athlete Matthias Mester receives the the "Otto Bock Award" for the sportsman of the year 2007 from German Chancellor Angela Merkel during the benefit gala "Night of the Stars" for disabled sport in Berlin November 15, 2007. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke (GERMANY)

11/13/2007

Still Friends


German Chancellor Angela Merkel smiles withFrench President Nicolas Sarkozy during a visit to the Romain-Rolland secondary school in Berlin November 12, 2007. Sarkozy is in Berlin for a one-day official visit. REUTERS/Marcus Brandt/Pool (GERMANY)

Number one


France's President Nicolas Sarkozy arrives at the European Parliament for a meeting with German President of the European Parliament Hans Gert Poettering in Strasbourg, eastern France, November 13, 2007.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy gestures during a visit to the Romain-Rolland secondary school in Berlin November 12, 2007. Sarkozy is in Berlin for a one-day official visit. REUTERS/Marcus Brandt/Pool (GERMANY)
REUTERS/Vincent Kessler (FRANCE)

11/11/2007

Sarko remembers


France's President Nicolas Sarkozy waves after Armistice Day ceremonies marking the 89th anniversary of the end of World War I at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, November 11, 2007. REUTERS/Michel Euler/Pool

11/07/2007

Angie!


German Chancellor Angela Merkel awaits the weekly cabinet meeting in Berlin November 7, 2007. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke (GERMANY)

11/03/2007

Angie heils the troops


German Chancellor Angela Merkel, wearing a flak jacket, waves before boarding a Transall aircraft in Afghanistan capital Kabul November 3, 2007. Merkel made her first visit to Afghanistan on Saturday and is expected to visit some of the 3,000 German troops stationed in the country. REUTERS/Johannes Eisele/Pool (AFGHANISTAN)

11/01/2007

Sarko the visionary


France's President Nicolas Sarkozy uses a telescope as he visits the Biguglia's bird sanctuary during a two-day trip in the French Mediterranean Island of Corsica, October 30, 2007. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer (FRANCE)

Back to the heil


French President Nicolas Sarkozy waves as he leaves the Ajaccio town hall, southern Corsica island, Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2007. The French Cabinet meeting took place on Wednesday at the Ajaccio prefecture, and it was the second time, since Sarkozy took office last May 2007, the it was held outside the Elysee palace in Paris. The first was held in Strasbourg, eastern France, on Sept. 7, 2007. (AP Photo/Jean-Pierre Belzit)(Philippe Wojazer/Reuters)