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Merkel is indeed in the stronger position. The FDP won a record 14.6% of the vote in last September's election, but it was never going to join up with the left-of-center Social Democratic party. That means there is no real alternative to the current coalition. But Merkel...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Germany: Tensions at the Top | 3/22/2010 | See Source »

The crackdown is a big change from the Bush Administration's counternarcotics policy in Afghanistan, which never got beyond occasional attempts to raze poppy fields. Once the war in Iraq began, U.S. officials said they lacked the resources to fight both the drug syndicates and the Taliban in Afghanistan. Also...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Afghanistan's Fix | 3/22/2010 | See Source »

Uncertainty surrounding the upcoming general election and news that the nation's economy has further contracted have caused the British pound to decline 7.3% against the U.S. dollar this year, with most of the drop occurring within the past month. Worth almost $2 in 2008, the pound now sits just...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The World | 3/22/2010 | See Source »

Election Contested

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The World | 3/22/2010 | See Source »

Despite failed ballot-counting systems and allegations of fraud, Faure Gnassingbe, son of Togo's former dictator, declared victory after the nation's March 4 presidential election. Supporters of opposition leader Jean-Pierre Fabre held demonstrations that were quickly broken up by police wielding tear gas and water cannons. Gnassingbe...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The World | 3/22/2010 | See Source »

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