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...citizens dispirited by the petty obsessions of Washington can comfort themselves by looking to Germany, now in the midst of a brawling election campaign. At the moment, one of the central issues in the race for Chancellor is whether incumbent GERHARD SCHRODER comes by his enviable head of auburn hair naturally. After a German news agency suggested that Schroder, 58, covers his gray, he sent his lawyers to court to stop the agency from repeating the claim. He also sent his barber, who vouched for his hair's authenticity. The court will rule in May, but Schroder's opponents...
...year. Putting heat on the metalworkers, the chemical workers' union two weeks ago agreed to a 3.3% increase. The companies, said Martin Kannegiesser, the employers' association president, have gone "to the limit of what was possible." A walkout now would represent a major embarrassment to the government of Chancellor Gerhard Schröder, which had promised to cut unemployment dramatically and faces re-election in September. Zwickel, the IG Metall leader who favors three-piece suits over worker's overalls, argues that big pay raises are good for the domestic economy by increasing consumer spending. But economists worry that...
Kirch's failure immediately turned into a political issue between Chancellor Gerhard Schröder and his opponent in September's national elections, Bavarian Premier Edmund Stoiber. Schröder, who heads the Social Democratic party, said the Kirch bankruptcy demonstrated Stoiber's failed leadership because the Bayerische Landesbank, which is 50% owned by the Bavarian government, is Kirch's biggest creditor with $1.7 billion in outstanding loans. "That is not an indication of economic competence but the opposite," Schr Schröder said. Stoiber, who is the candidate of his Christian Social Union and the mainstream Christian Democrats, said...
...suggest; or he could rain wmds on Israel or stash his tanks in the cities, daring Bush to bomb civilians. Meanwhile, a struggle looms over the role of the U.N. For many countries, another U.N. resolution will be needed for them to back an attack on Iraq. German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder says he "can't imagine" helping otherwise. If only to build public awareness of Saddam's recalcitrance, Blair backs a campaign to reinsert U.N. weapons inspectors kicked out in 1998. But unless they get free access to anywhere they want to go, Washington will almost certainly veto...
...being that their repeal would open the floodgates to demands for restitution. "Why should we single out the Benes Decrees?" Czech Foreign Minister Jan Kavan told Time. "They belong to the past and should stay in the past. Many current members of the E.U. had similar laws." German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder admitted that "in this heated debate, a rational discussion of such questions is much more difficult," but also doubted there would be any long-term damage to German-Czech relations...