Germany's Merkel optimistic about toughening terror laws
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"I recommend holding this discussion in a climate in which we do not open false fronts, but instead all decide together for freedom and security in equal measure"  A new poll suggested Chancellor Angela Merkel 's party may be benefiting from last week's foiling of an alleged bomb plot. via Pravda
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel  has no plans to boost the number of German troops in  Afghanistan or shift them to other parts of the country despite  mounting U.S. pressure, a government spokesman said on  Saturday.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned of persistent economic risks due to global factors, and vowed Monday that Germany _ Europe's largest economy _ would keep to its agenda of reforms to tackle unemployment. via PR-inside.com
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TRIPOLI, Libya - German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder flew to Libya offering the prospect of a broad improvement in ties, but aides said he would also raise human rights concerns in talks Friday with Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi.
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Germany interior minister calls for new anti-terror measures after a failed bomb attack on two trains last month.
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Germany's president says a new law allowing for hijacked airliners to be shot down may violate the constitution.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel said  on Friday there were still problems to be solved on a reform  treaty for the European Union but she was working hard and  everyone was doing their best.
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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia: German Chancellor Angela Merkel was meeting with Mideast leaders as part of a push for renewed efforts in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.Comment
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"The Iranian president's intolerable agitation against Israel also speaks volumes"  BERLIN : German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that heading off the prospect of a nuclear-armed Iran, with tougher sanctions if needed, remains a "vital interest" for the world community, according to a report ... via International Herald Tribune
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Justice Minister Brigitte Zypries proposed Tuesday to toughen Germany's anti-terrorism laws by making it a crime to train for an attack or to obtain weapons or other substances in order to carry out an attack
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Chancellor Angela Merkel will highlight  the robust economic and human ties between Germany and Turkey  on a visit this week, but also deliver a firm message to Ankara  on its troubled bid to join the European Union.
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Chancellor Angela Merkel vowed on Wednesday to keep German peacekeepers in northern Afghanistan and resist attempts to transfer them to the more violent south.
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Germany's Angela Merkel faces difficult G8 talks amid rows over missile defence and climate change goals.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who has  sought to bolster ties with the United States since she took  office, rebuked Washington on Saturday for sanctioning secret  CIA prisons used to interrogate terror suspects.
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The leader of Germany's foreign intelligence agency warned Tuesday night of an increased likelihood of a major terror attack by al-Qaida in the weeks before the American presidential election.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel boards her plane after a two-day visit to Turkey, October 06.Comment
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel faced tough questions Monday after her conservatives suffered heavy losses in a key state election as voters spurned a hardline campaign on crime and immigration.