Monday, October 17, 2005

Merkel's close election good for Turkey, U.S.

"Merkel's close election good for Turkey, U.S.

Steve Kettmann

Berlin -- Germany's political muddle following inconclusive Sept. 18 elections has been widely interpreted as a fiasco and a lost opportunity, even after Christian Democrat Angela Merkel was able to work out a deal that will make her Germany's first woman chancellor and its first from the former East Germany."

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