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Opinion Why U.S. now needs Germany more than ever
>Sudha David-Wilp is a senior program officer at the German Marshall Fund of the United States' Berlin office. She previously oversaw the Congressional Study Group on Germany, a program for lawmakers on Capitol Hill and in the Bundestag, in Washington DC. Follow her on Twitter. Berlin (CNN) -- US President John ...
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Vodafone raises bid for German cable TV company
Britain's Vodafone Group has reportedly raised its preliminary offer to buy Germany's largest cable operator, Kabel Deutschland, a day after US media group Liberty Global made a rival bid. Bloomberg reports that Vodafone told Kabel Deutschland this week that it would be willing to pay €85 a share, compared with its initial offer of €80-82 for the German company. Vodafone is ...
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Obama first US president to speak in former East Berlin
US President Barack Obama has traveled to Berlin, Germany for his first official visit since he became president in 2009. His speech that is expected later today will also mark the first time a US president will speak from the east side of the former Wall. As Obama's deputy national security adviser, Ben Rhodes stated: "This is a place where U.S. presidents have gone to talk about the ...
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Germanys Telepool Buys VOD Group Videobuster.de
German VOD Platform Maxdome Takes 'Skyfall' The deal, financial details of which were not disclosed, gives Munich-based Telepool full control of Netleih. Telepool managing ...
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Obama and Berlin Faded echoes meet new realities
BERLIN This city may be the only place in the world where President Obama's rhetoric is no match and can be no match for the presidents who came before him. Mr. Obama will speak Wednesday at the Brandenburg Gate just days before the 50th Anniversary of John F. Kennedy's speech of Cold War solidarity with all of West Germany, menaced for years by communist East Germany and nursed ...
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German cartel court takes on Porsche lawsuit source
Reuters © A logo is seen on a Porsche 911 Carrera 4S displayed ahead of the annual news conference at the Porsche headquarters in Stuttgart March 15, 2013. REUTERS/Lisi ...
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Update-MoodysGerman RMBS 90+ day delinquencies rose in April 2013
Wed Jun 19, 2013 5:40am EDT German residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) For the full text of this story please click the following ...
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Etihad-backed Air Berlin faces pilot strike
Air Berlin, the German carrier in which Abu Dhabi's Etihad Airways owns a 29 percent stake, faces industrial action after trade unions representing its pilots announced plans to go on strike after a breakdown in talks with ...
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German Stocks Drop Before Fed Decision Daimler Declines
German stocks fell, after three days of gains, as investors awaited the outcome of a Federal Reserve meeting for signs of the central bank's plan for stimulus. Daimler AG lost 1 percent as a gauge of carmakers was the second-worst performer of the 19 industry groups in the Stoxx Europe 600 Index. Deutsche Bank AG lost 0.9 ...
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Obama in Berlin Shows Merkel’s Chancellorship Forged in Crisis
Chancellor Angela Merkel to take the heat out of the crisis-wracked euro area. With surging government borrowing costs in Italy and Spain roiling the global economy less than five months before U.S. presidential elections, Obama and Merkel's European peers at the G-20 summit in Mexico in June 2012 jointly urged her to show markets that the euro area stood behind its biggest ...
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Obama returns to Berlin
Five years and 50 years. As President Barack Obama revisits Berlin, he can't escape those anniversaries and the inevitable comparisons to history and personal ...
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Refugees hoping for better life in Germany find themselves in limbo
refugees than any other rich country. But that does not mean it is easy for the hundreds of thousands of refugees stuck in limbo.One year and eight months since Chima Oxumbor arrived at Dsseldorf's police station to appeal for asylum, he has a EUR1-an-hour (85p-an-hour) job cleaning the toilets and floors at the camp where he shares a room with four or five other people. His life in Germany ...
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Six famous American quotes about Germany
President Barack Obama follows John F Kennedy and Ronald Reagan in his Berlin speech on Wednesday. Can he match being a Berliner or calling for Gorbachev to tear down that wall? The Local List has six other famous US quotes about ...
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All eyes on Obama for Berlin speech
Berlin - United States President Barack Obama will say on Wednesday that he will pursue a new reduction in deployed nuclear weapons by up to a third below the level achieved in the ';New START'; treaty with Russia, a senior administration official ...
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Germanys ruling coalition on course for re-election poll
German Chancellor Angela Merkel (2nd R) attends a parliamentary faction meeting of the coalition of the liberal Free Democratic Party (FDP) to discuss a Cyprus bailout plan in Berlin, March 22, ...
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Obama honors JFKs magic Berlin moment
Germans are set to commemorate the 50 anniversary of President John F. Kennedy's celebrated "Ich bin ein Berliner" speech. The historic address ended with Kennedy expressing his solidarity with the citizens of Berlin, electrifying an immense crowd. NBC News' Andy Eckardt ...
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Obama to Promote Nuclear-Free World in Berlin Speech
U.S. President Barack Obama is set to lay out his vision for advancing toward a world free of nuclear weapons during a speech Wednesday at the historic Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. A senior administration official says Mr. Obama will propose the United States and Russia cut their number of strategic nuclear warheads by up to one third below the level agreed to in a 2009 treaty. That pact, ...
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Obama’s Berlin speech History raises the stakes
US President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama and their daughters Sasha, left, and Malia disembark from Air Force One at the Tegel airport in Berlin Tuesday, June 18, 2013. Obama arrived for a two-day official visit to Germany. AP/Michael Probst BERLIN -- Five years and 50 years. As President Barack Obama revisits Berlin, he can’t escape those anniversaries and the inevitable ...
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Obama to deliver Berlin speech
Obama comes to deliver a highly anticipated speech to a country that is a bit more sober about his aspirations, yet still eager to receive his attention at a time that many Germans feel Europe is no longer a US priority.Fifty years ago next week, ...
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One-time superstar Obama returns to Berlin as a mere president
President Barack Obama may still have the kind of popularity ratings that any politician would envy, but some Germans say the president’s ‘superstar’ status has been slightly tarnished. His arrival last night in Berlin on a 24-hour trip will culminate in a speech later today at the city’s iconic Brandenburg Gate. Last time he was there, in 2008 as a presidential ...
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Obamas Berlin speech expectations Big shoes to fill including his own
Onlookers take snapshots as the motorcade carrying United States President Barack Obama passes the Brandenburg Gate after arriving in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, June 18, 2013. Obama arrived for a two-day official visit to Germany and will deliver a speech in front of the Brandenburg Gate Wednesday June 19, 2013. (AP Photo/Gero ...
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Obama to call for U.S.-Russia nuclear arms cuts
Barack Obama 's foreign-policy speech in Berlin Wednesday will call for additional U.S.-Russia nuclear-arms cuts, administration officials said. He is expected to say Washington and Moscow can shrink their nuclear arsenals by up to one-third beyond cuts mandated under the 2010 New Start, or Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, without hurting deterrence or capabilities, the officials told The ...
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Obama visits Berlin amidst mounting US-German tensions
In keeping with the protocol of such occasions, the first official visit to Germany by US President Barack Obama is being used to evoke historical memories and proclaim mutual friendship. The fact that 50 years ago this month President John F. Kennedy gave his famous "Ich bin ein Berliner" speech in front of Schneberg Town Hall is being exploited to this end.Behind the carefully ...
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Obama arrives in Berlin for speech
Barack Obama arrived for his first visit as US president to Berlin on Tuesday for talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and a major open-air speech at the city's Brandenburg ...
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World Obama in Berlin to give Brandenburg Gate speech
Berlin as American president and his address to students and government officials at the Brandenburg Gate comes almost 50 years after John F Kennedy's celebrated "Ich bin ...
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Germany has leading role to play in climate change talks
Germany and Mexico co-hosted a global summit on climate change and some significant headway was made, but as the German Environment Minister pointed out, the most important issues remain unresolved. Germany is the regional power in Europe and just as it has played a leading role in dealing with the EU’s financial crisis, it will play a leading role in resolving climate change issues as well.
Environment Minister Norbert Roettgen, commenting on the outcome of the 40-nation summit, told Germany news media that it had been “a contribution to making success possible again”, adding that the importance of the summit’s outcomes were significant because it laid the groundwork or foundation for further agreements on the most important issues. Read more
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