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Volker Wagener: Dancing with the Bear
German Chancellor Angela Merkel attends a session of the Lower house of parliament Bundestag on Nov. 28, 2014 at the Reichstag building in Berlin before a vote to approve the budget blueprint for 2015.
Angela Merkel has more than one way of going about things. As far as domestic politics is concerned, she could be said to lead from behind. And, particularly with the more hotly contested issues, the chancellor is happy to remain at a distance.
