Ronald Pofalla

                   

All aboard the nuclear power superjet. Just don’t ask about the landing strip

almendron.com     Jul 18, 2008   5 related          

By Ulrich Beck, the author of World Risk Society and a professor of sociology at Munich’s Ludwig-Maximilians University and the London School of Economics (THE GUARDIAN, 17/07/08): Are we witnessing the beginning of a real-life...                

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spiegel.de: A nuclear power plant in Biblis, Germany: spiegel.de

Spiegel Interview with Klaus Töpfer: 'We Must Invent a Future without Nuclear Energy'

spiegel.de     Jul 14, 2008          

Are you disappointed? As a result, people in industrialized nations like Germany are now afraid that they will no longer be able to drive their cars, pay for electricity and heat their homes. I stand by my words: We must invent...                

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Poll shows German opposition to nuclear power is crumbling

earthtimes.org     Jul 3, 2008   1 related          

Berlin - Long-standing German opposition to nuclear power is crumbling, although opponents of nuclear power remain in the majority, according to a new poll published Thursday. The poll, commissioned by national public...                

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spiegel.de: Nuclear Countdown Operational life and anticipated remaining period of operation* of Germany's nuclear power plants * according to the plan, agreed to under Gerhard Schröder's government, to phase out nuclear power spiegel.de

Caught in the Reactor Trap: German Party Politics Block Nuclear Consensus

spiegel.de     Jul 1, 2008   68 related          

The chances of Germany's grand coalition reaching a consensus on nuclear energy are dwindling. The conservative Christian Democrats want to keep existing nuclear power plants running longer, while the center-left Social...                

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spiegel.de: Despite concerted fence-mending between President George W. Bush and Chancellor Angela Merkel in recent years, Germany is yearning for a new, better era of trans-Atlantic relations. spiegel.de

Germans Hope for a New America: Will Berlin's Lovefest with Obama be Shortlived?

spiegel.de     Jun 9, 2008   9 related          

Barack Obama's charisma and youth have won the Democratic presidential candidate many fans in Berlin. Republican candidate John McCain, on the other hand, is seen as a choleric hardliner. But neither of them would cozy up to...                

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Tensions mount in the grand coalition German Social Democrats put forward their own presidential...

wsws.org     May 30, 2008   6 related          

German Social Democrats put forward their own presidential candidate By Dietmar Henning and Peter Schwarz 30 May 2008 The post of German federal president is largely of a representative nature, and the successful candidate possesses little real power. This was the case in 1969 when the election...                

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Some conservatives warn SPD move could end coalition (Reuters)

yahoo.com     May 25, 2008   21 related          

BERLIN (Reuters) - Some conservative leaders warned German Chancellor Angela Merkel's grand coalition government could be in jeopardy if the Social Democrats nominate on Monday their own candidate for the ceremonial office of president. SPD chairman Kurt Beck and party leaders will meet on Monday...                

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Koehler to seek re-election as Germany' president in move that could deepen political tensions

iht.com     May 22, 2008   1 related          

President Horst Koehler announced Thursday that he will seek re-election next year — a decision that could deepen political tensions in Germany's divided governing coalition. Koehler, from Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative Christian Democratic Union, was elected in 2004 to the largely...                

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CDU party key official says Germany wont have tax cuts in 2008-2009 UPDATE

finanznachrichten.de     May 16, 2008   2 related          

FRANKFURT (Thomson Financial) - A key official in Germany's Christian Democratic Union party (CDU), whose group is part of the coalition government, said there will be no tax cuts during the current legislature period, which ends late next year. CDU general secretary Ronald Pofalla made the...                

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German official defends keeping Left party under observation

iht.com     May 15, 2008          

Germany's top security official on Thursday defended keeping the new Left party under observation by the country's domestic intelligence agency, but the party demanded an end to the practice. The Left was formed in 2005. It fused western German left-wingers with the Party of Democratic Socialism,...                

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