Hung parliament looms in Germany
Germany’s centre-right Christian Democrats, led by Angela Merkel, have failed to win a governing majority in Sunday’s election, exit polls suggest.
They indicate the Christian Democrats will, by a small margin, be the largest party in a hung parliament.
Germany’s political future appears uncertain, with both Mrs Merkel and centre-left Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder [...]

The first week I was here, it was downright hot. This was totally unexpected. All of the newly arrived Americans complained, while all of the Germans enjoyed it. Then, a little more than a week ago, it rained. Total downpour. And ever since then, it’s been cold.
Just like that. From hot and humid to cold [...]

Wednesday night, German Chancellor candidate Angela Merkel came to Freiburg. I had to see this.
A quick overview — current Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder called an early election, which is being held September 18th (this coming Sunday). In the polls, Schroeder (with the Social Democrats) is currently behind Merkel (who is fronting the CDU, or Christian Democratics). [...]

Back in the spring, I knew what I needed to bring with me. All of the literature explicitly stated that we needed formal attire, for many of the field trips that we took to important EU institutions. I put off buying an outfit, right up until the drive down to NYC a few days before [...]

I was sitting here, at midnight, watching a final music video (a Nirvana performance on SNL) before heading off to bed, when I came to an important realization. It was something obvious, something that if you haven’t experienced for yourself, wouldn’t understand. But it finally sunk in that my time here is limited. Less than [...]