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...West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl came to Harvard...
German leader Helmut Kohl, whose popularity has plunged as his countrymen have become aware of just how much unification is going to cost, is losing his patience. Walking through the shabby central square in the town of Halle earlier this month, Kohl caught the people's disaffection right in the face. Irate citizens pelted him with eggs while shouting, "Liar! Liar!" The enraged Kohl, egg yolks dripping from his head and lapels, shook off security personnel and plunged into the crowd to confront the hecklers. Just as the burly Bundeskanzler was taking a swing, his guards dragged him away...
EDITORIAL SERVICES: Christiana Walford (Director); Jennie Chien, Hanns Kohl, Benjamin Lightman, Beth Bencini Zarcone...
EDITORIAL SERVICES: Christiana Walford (Director); Jennie Chien, Hanns Kohl, Benjamin Lightman, Beth Bencini Zarcone...
...Kohl has been criticized for timid handling of Germany's part in the gulf war and apparent callousness about the plight of eastern Germans, 21% of whom are effectively unemployed. But it was his turnabout on taxes that sank his party's fortunes in western Germany, where three-quarters of the voters live. He promised last year that unification could be financed without new taxes, but the immense and growing costs have instead forced him to raise taxes. As of July 1, the average German will pay 7.5% more...