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Full Story: Angela Merkel, Germany’s iron chancellor, is in trouble -- and by extension, so is much of the European Union. During her 12 years in office, Merkel has steered Germany to the position of becoming the EU’s economic powerhouse. She has served as the anchor, financier, refuge and, in the eyes of some, the conscience of this continent. Since the narrow plurality she eked out in last month’s national elections, Merkel and her conservative Christian Democrats (and its sister party the CSU in Bavaria), have sought to cobble together a coalition between the Greens and pro-business Free Democrats (FDP) that would allow her to extend the 12 years she has already remained in office. Full Story:
