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...leader, things seem to be going well for Germany's Social Democratic Party. Perhaps too well. The Social Democrats rode the wave of the centrist "Third Way" politics that swept Western Europe in the late 90s to wrest control from the CDU in 1998 and end Helmut Kohl's 15-year reign as chancellor. Now Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder is enjoying high approval ratings and the weakened CDU isn't even opposing the Social Democrats in two key upcoming state elections. But the Social Democrats' top brass weren't gloating Wednesday when CDU chief Wolfgang Schaeuble resigned over the campaign-funding...
Five weeks later, on Feb. 9, Lindner was in the White House at a state dinner honoring German Chancellor Helmut Kohl. After entertainment by Tony Bennett and a German chorus, Lindner went upstairs to bed. Less than two weeks later, he was back in the White House for coffee...
...Attacks, dog-style 5 Web -- (technology targeted by 29-Down) 9 12-Across's were laundered 10 Quite similar 12 Kohl, who resigned his honorary position in 3-Down 13 This nation wants to picture diseased organs on cigarette packs 15 -- May Clampett 16 TV quizmaster Stein 17 He investigated Bill and Monica 18 Cakes and -- 19 Chief U.S. Syria/Israel negotiator Dennis 21 Audition tape 22 Reputed site of a 1948 Israeli massacre of Palestinians 24 Syria wants these Heights returned 25 Latish lunchtime 26 30-Across coach Heard 27 40-Across Center 30 Jordan is now their part owner...
...with a chance of succeeding Schauble is Peter Muller, 44, a former judge from the Saarland, Germany's coal belt. Unlike Wulff, Muller has a successful track record against the Social Democrats, having led his party to victory in state elections last September. But Muller joined the chorus against Kohl relatively recently, raising credibility questions...
...possible successor to Schauble is not young at all. Kurt Biedenkopf, prime minister of Saxony, is a white-haired 70-year-old. What Biedenkopf lacks in youth, however, he makes up with credentials: he was an early and outspoken critic of Kohl's autocratic domination of the party. While that was considered a liability with Kohl in power, Biedenkopf now stands out as the party's conscience, in much the same way Jimmy Carter appeared so attractive to an American electorate revolted by the Watergate affair...