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...read only the People page, is not a lighthearted group. Haider's rhymes about Austrian natural beauty will be compiled on an album later this year, with proceeds going to children's charities. Meanwhile, Germans are grooving to a single featuring the looped voice of Chancellor GERHARD SCHROEDER saying "Get me a beer or I'll go on strike." Schroeder said the words to amuse an autograph seeker, and a German TV personality mixed them into a hit. The Chancellor is said to be "amused...
...program at Stanford also grew out of discussions sparked by former Stanford University President Gerhard S. Casper about undergraduate education...
Chandler likens this year's administrative flurry of activity to the period in the early 1990s when four prominent universities were simultaneously searching for presidents. Numerous search committees tossed around the names of Gerhard S. Casper, who eventually went to Stanford University, and Nannerl O. Keohane , who ended up at Duke University. But today, he says, there aren't such obviously universal contenders...
...responsible. For years, Europe's leaders have been subsidizing their social programs with revenues from the gas pump. To placate powerful green parties, they've tacked on additional eco-charges intended to discourage consumption. Germany's current surcharge adds 20[cents] to the price of every gallon, and Chancellor Gerhard Schroder insists, even in the face of the protests, that he will go ahead with three more prescribed eco-tax hikes...
...designation by the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering would have made dealings with those countries difficult for major foreign banks. Banking and related services account for 40% of Liechtenstein's economy, and the sanctions promised a bleak future. "It was a real crisis for us," recalls Gerhard Mislik, one of Liechtenstein's senior judges...