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It's been a standard theme of commentary of late to say that Angela Merkel, Germany's Chancellor, could be the leader of Europe - but doesn't want the job. When Merkel took on much of the E.U., above all French President Nicolas Sarkozy, with her lonely, stubborn and ultimately...
Nothing could be further from the truth. Assertive Angie is no Kaiser Bill. Nor is fiscal probity anti-European - quite the contrary. Article 125 of the Lisbon Treaty, Europe's quasi-constitution, forbids bailouts for the reckless. Moreover, in the last few months the euro has lost more than 10...
The Depository has concrete floors, orange warning stripes to guide the forklifts, and 30-foot high shelves. Books are stored in shelves of complementary size to ensure the most efficient use of space. Even the floors are expertly designed to be completely level so that the forklifts do not lean...
The optimism will soon be tested in Kandahar, the second largest Afghan city. "Kandahar is as critical to this war as Baghdad was to Iraq," Mullen says. But the military's description of the upcoming battle is curious: there won't be one. There will be a shift in the...
See pictures of the battle against the Taliban.