Verheugen dismisses talk he'd be 'poodle of Berlin'
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Mr Verheugen was challenged on claims by Frits Bolkestein, the outgoing EU internal market commissioner, that a German commissioner in his job would be a lapdog of Berlin.
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The Netherlands irked Olympics host China on Thursday by going ahead with a discussion of the country's human rights record and the Games, despite a warning by the Chinese ambassador that the debate was offensive.
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Germany's defense minister rejected a U.S proposal to have NATO take over the U.S.-led military mission in Afghanistan, saying Wednesday that his country wants to focus on stabilization.
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New York's mayor claims he has no plans to run for President. But his latest party change suggests he's still toying with the idea
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An unemployed mason famously told to "get a haircut" by the head of Germany's centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) has turned down a personal invitation to receive job offers, Bild newspaper reported on Tuesday.
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Outgoing Prime Minister Tony Blair, often caricatured as US President George W. Bush&#39;s poodle, is no such thing, Bush said in an interview published Wednesday.
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Opera House Hints at 'Idomeneo' Reversal By DAVID McHUGH The building of the 'Deutsche Oper Berlin' photographed Tuesday morning, Sept.Comment
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Recently the Financial Times broke the story that Germany might join the reconstruction effort in Iraq if John Kerry wins the presidential election.
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BERLIN   Pressure mounted Tuesday on the Deutsche Oper Berlin to rescind the cancellation of a production that depicted the beheading of the Prophet Muhammad, with Chancellor Angela Merkel saying 'there can be ...Comment
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The Queen urged Germany and Britain to &quot;learn from history, not be obsessed by it&quot; in a speech in Berlin yesterday stressing that both countries should &quot;look beyond simplistic stereotypes&quot;.
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Germany's defense minister defended his army's efforts in the north of Afghanistan on Friday, rejecting a written plea from Defense Secretary Robert Gates for more help in the volatile south.
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The German government expressed annoyance at the Bundesbank following a press report which suggested the German central bank was sceptical about Berlin's growth forecast for next year.
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The decision will widen Berlin's rift with Italy and Spain, which oppose Germany's effort to become the third European country with a permanent seat.
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France and Germany spoke out Wednesday against a US proposal to put NATO in charge of the military and reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan, but US and other officials
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Former German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt on Friday spoke against Germany's bid for a permanent seaton the United Nations Security Council and urged the government toput more efforts on European issues instead of ...
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Michael Verhoeven, one of Germany's most prolific political filmmakers, best known for his films dealing with Germany's Nazi past, will receive a lifetime achievement honor at next year's Bavarian Film Awards, ...Comment
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The German government has reiterated its opposition to sending troops to Iraq, after a top German official suggested otherwise. A spokesman for German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder said the German leader told