Angie enjoys a cold one

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R), chairwoman of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) drinks a beer during a CDU Ash Wednesday political gathering in the northern German town of Demmin February 6, 2008.REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke (GERMANY)

Angie the Beauty

German Chancellor Angela Merkel wearing an Energie Cottbus football scarf reacts as she watches the match against Borussia Dortmund, in Cottbus February 16, 2008. Merkel was officially made an honorary member of Energie Cottbus soccer club on Saturday.REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke (GERMANY)

"waving" again

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Hamburg's Mayor Ole von Beust wave to the audience as they arrive for the "Strong Family - Strong State" congress during an election campaign rally of the Christian Democratic Union party CDU in Hamburg January 18, 2008 . Regional state elections will be held in Hamburg on February 24, 2008 with Mayor Ole von Beust as top candidate of the CDU.REUTERS/Morris Mac Matzen (GERMANY)

More "waving"

German Chancellor Angela Merkel waves as Lower Saxony federal state Prime Minister Christian Wulff (R) claps during an election campaign rally of the Christian Democratic Union party CDU in Osnabrueck January 21, 2008. Regional state elections will be held in Lower Saxony on January 27 with Wulff as top candidate of the CDU.REUTERS/Ina Fassbender (GERMANY)

Wake up, Angie

German Chancellor Angela Merkel follows the speech of Bill Gates during the Government Leaders Forum, organized by the company Microsoft, in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2008.(AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

Deja Vu

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (C) smiles as Polish border police and German federal police lift up the border gate on the German-Polish border checkpoint in the eastern German town of Zittau December 21, 2007. Frontiers in east Europe once guarded by machineguns and barbed wire in the Cold War fell away on Friday as nine mostly former communist states joined the EU's border-free zone amid fireworks, cheers and music. The extension of the European Union's so-called Schengen zone brought in Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovenia, Malta, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia.REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (GERMANY)

Angie and buddy heil

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) and Hesse state Prime Minister Roland Koch wave at the start of a Christian Democratic CDU party electoral campaign in Wiesbaden January 4 ,2008. Merkel came to the defence of a top conservative ally on Friday who has outraged immigrants and rival parties by urging a crackdown on youth crime and suggesting it is fuelled by foreigners. Koch, who is trying to win a third term as premier of the western state of Hesse, unveiled a six-point programme this week to combat youth crime which included proposals that would make it easier to deport young criminals.REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay (GERMANY)

Hesse's state Prime Minister Roland Koch and German Chancellor Angela Merkel wave to the audience at the end of an election campaign in Wetzlar, January 13, 2008. Koch will start as his conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) top candidate for the upcoming state elections in Hesse, January 27.REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach (GERMANY)

Pay attention, Angie

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (C) looks up as she poses for a group picture after a meeting with Deutsche Sporthilfe (German national sport support association) in the Chancellery in Berlin December 18, 2007. REUTERS/Johannes Eisele (GERMANY)

Sarko Stunned

France's President Nicolas Sarkozy gives a press conference during an European Summit at the heardquarters of the European Council in Brussels. Sarkozy on Friday urged all sides in Lebanon to grab a "last chance" next week to finally elect a president after a series of postponements.(AFP/Eric Feferberg)

Teaching how to pray

Italy's Prime Minister Romano Prodi (L) and France's President Nicolas Sarkozy talk during the family picture session of a European Union Heads of State and Government summit in Brussels December 14, 2007. European Union leaders, worried that Kosovo's push for independence could trigger instability in the Balkans, were set to offer Serbia a fast-track route to joining the bloc at a summit on Friday.REUTERS/Sebastien Pirlet (BELGIUM)

Sarko the Monkey

France's President Nicolas Sarkozy gestures while talking to European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso before the signing ceremony of the EU treaty of Lisbon in the Jeronimos Monastery December 13, 2007.REUTERS/Jose Manuel Ribeiro (PORTUGAL)

Sarko the Proud

France's President Nicolas Sarkozy smiles at Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates, unseen, waiting for him outside Lisbon's 16th century Jeronimos Monastery for the signing ceremony of the EU's Treaty of Lisbon Thursday, Dec. 13 2007.(AP Photo/Paulo Duarte)

Amour

France's President Nicolas Sarkozy, right, shares a laugh with German Chancellor Angela Merkel while walking for a group photo outside Lisbon's 16th century Jeronimos Monastery, after signing the EU's Treaty of Lisbon Thursday, Dec. 13 2007.(AP Photo/Armando Franca)

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and France's President Nicolas Sarkozy leave the group photo of the signing ceremony of the EU treaty of Lisbon in the Jeronimos Monastery in Lisbon December 13, 2007.REUTERS/Hugo Correia (PORTUGAL)

Hi Angie

German Chancellor Angela Merkel boards a tram after the signing ceremony of the EU Treaty of Lisbon in the Jeronimos Monastery in Lisbon December 13, 2007.REUTERS/Alexandre Santos (PORTUGAL)

Karate-Merkel

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk inspect the guard of honour in Berlin December 11, 2007.REUTERS/Johannes Eisele (GERMANY)