5/22/2009

Triple Heil


German President Horst Koehler (first row L), his wife Eva Luise, Chancellor Angela Merkel (second row) and husband Joachim Sauer, President of Germany's upper house of parliament Peter Mueller, President of Germany's lower house of parliament Norbert Lammert and Germany's Constitutional Court pose Hans-Juergen Papier arrive for a group picture in Berlin, May 22, 2009. Today Germany marks it's 60th anniversary of the postwar nation and the installation of the German Federal Republic with its pioneering constitution Grundgesetz on May 23, 1949.REUTERS/Tobias Schwarz (GERMANY)

5/15/2009

Sing it, Sarko


French President Nicolas Sarkozy, left, and France's Health Minister Roselyne Bachelot, right, sing the national anthem before the French Cup final soccer match between Rennes and Guingamp at the Stade de France in Saint Denis, outside Paris, Saturday, May 9, 2009.(AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Angry Angie


German Chancellor Angela Merkel, right, and French President Nicolas Sarkozy, left, attend a German-French friendship meeting of the Jungen Union, the youth organization of Germany's Christian Democrats, in Berlin on Sunday, May 10, 2009.(AP Photo / Markus Schreiber)

Still friends


A combination of three pictures shows German Chancellor Angela Merkel receiving a kiss from French President Nicolas Sarkozy after her speech in Berlin May 10, 2009. REUTERS/Michael Dalder (GERMANY POLITICS)

Angie plays peek-a-boo with soldier



German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) poses with actors dressed as Roman Legion soldiers during the opening of the Varus Battle (Varusschlacht) museum in Bramsche, May 15, 2009. The museum depicts the so-called 'Battle of Teutoburg' or 'Varus Battle' where extensive fighting and subsequent defeat of Roman troops by an alliance of Germanic tribes took place some 2000 years ago.REUTERS/Ina Fassbender (GERMANY)

5/05/2009

Angie makes a new friend


German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, and Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso, right, turn after they took the wrong direction to be welcomed with military honors in Berlin, Germany, on Tuesday, May 5, 2009. Aso is on a one-day visit to Germany.(AP Photo/Gero Breloer)