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Angela Merkel is Time's Person of the Year. (Original Post) BlueCheese Dec 2015 OP
To read that long article, is to learn some humility and admiration for Ms. Merkel. It's a story libdem4life Dec 2015 #1
 

libdem4life

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1. To read that long article, is to learn some humility and admiration for Ms. Merkel. It's a story
Wed Dec 9, 2015, 09:22 PM
Dec 2015

and history unknown to the majority on the American Continent, for the most part. Couldn't help cringing in the face of our "frontrunners"...all of them...in comparison.

Maybe Bernie comes the closest with his years of elected service. But even her changing and shifting gears, so to speak, was represented as coming from deep reflection and a background of experiencing a very hard, yet determined goal. She has earned the reputation as the Leader of Europe.

I'd recommend highly the time (no pun intended) to read this incredible article and tribute to a truly Powerful European Leader.

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