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...extinction. And on Thursday, Wiesel, a Jewish victim of a German extermination campaign, stood at the gate of the camp that took his father's life, next to the current leader of the nation that once tried to exterminate his people. After speaking, he kissed German Chancellor Angela Merkel on both cheeks...
...Germany, speculation surfaced in the press that Obama's decision to visit Dresden, instead of the capital of Berlin, could be seen as a slight to Angela Merkel, the German chancellor, who faces challenging parliamentary elections in September. In a press conference Friday morning, Obama himself knocked down this idea, saying the choice of Dresden had more to do with his tight schedule, which left scant time between his Egypt visit and his visit Friday afternoon to the Buchenwald Concentration Camp and the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, where he will meet with wounded U.S. soldiers. (See pictures of Obama...
...Obama praised Merkel's leadership, calling her "my friend." The two national leaders met privately for roughly an hour at Dresden Castle, a Thirteenth Century building that has been rebuilt since the 1945 bombing, discussing a wide range of issues, from Iran, to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, to issues of global warming and the economic downturn. (See pictures of heartbreak in the Middle East...
...America's lesser historical moments. "Dresden: Next Stop on Obama's Apology Tour," ran one headline on the conservative Powerline blog. Obama's aides rejected those suggestions, pointing to the same logistical issues that the president had mentioned, and a desire to find a location that was convenient for Merkel. (See pictures of people around the world watching Obama's inauguration...
...Merkel revealed that she called President Barack Obama on Friday just before the final round of talks started and that this call helped swing the deal. "Because of the special (GM/Opel) structure, the talks were a real test of transatlantic relations," Merkel said...