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Germany's leaders, who are in the midst of a heated election campaign, were quick to exploit the disaster for political ends. Environment Minister Jurgen Trittin patted himself on the back for a progressive emissions policy while blaming global warming for the wacky weather--a connection that is debatable when it comes down to any specific calamity. What experts do agree on is that industrial farming, deforestation and the loss of meadows have reduced the ground's ability to absorb water, which probably contributed to the severity of the floods...
...JAMES TRAFICANT, 60, nine-term U.S. Congressman from Ohio, on 10 federal charges including bribery, fraud and racketeering; in Cleveland. Traficant may be expelled from the House of Representatives and faces up to 63 years in prison for taking bribes and kickbacks and filing false tax returns. EXTRADITION ORDERED.Of JURGEN HARKSEN, billionaire South African resident wanted by his native Germany to face charges of tax evasion and investment fraud; by order of a court in Cape Town. PLEADED GUILTY. DAVID DUNCAN, former head of the Arthur Andersen operations responsible for the Enron account, to charges of obstruction of justice...
...JURGEN VOLLMER Johnny Depp as Inspector Aberline and Heather Graham as Mary Kelly in 'From Hell...
...Jurgen Schrempp, the once swaggering chairman of DaimlerChrysler, is praying that the billions of dollars in losses at Chrysler and Mitsubishi (in which he bought a ruling share last year) don't sink the entire company. Ford CEO Jacques Nasser has a collection of premium brands in his stable: Aston Martin, Jaguar, Land Rover and Volvo. But amid a weak economy, sales at Ford and GM are down some 15% this year, and even the luxury brands are under new pressure from smaller Japanese and German automakers...
Cigar in hand, Jurgen Schrempp last spring was maintaining what had become a ritual on his regular visits to New York City--holding court at the St. Regis Hotel's King Cole Bar with a cluster of DaimlerChrysler's top executives. When an old business acquaintance wandered over to wish him well, Schrempp responded expansively with introductions to "my management board." The acquaintance shook all hands and then said with a chuckle, "But Jurgen, where are the Americans...