(The United States) and Russia have a joint responsibility to continue nuclear disarmament and we must fight against a new arms race. And we find that the president's suggestions really should be considered and they should be considered by NATO and Russia and also in the U.S., |
[He said on Sunday he had sensed a changed mood at campaign rallies ever since.] The winds are turning, ... I've been feeling more support everywhere I go. |
[On Sept. 12, Germany’s party leaders met in the final pre-election debate in the format of a round-table discussion. Merkel attacked the current chancellor’s economic record, declaring,] You have failed in this question. That’s why you are in such a difficult position. ... as a medium-sized power which always tries to solve conflicts peacefully. |
[On Sept. 14, Merkel ruled out the prospect of a joint government with the SPD, declaring,] I am very confident that we will get a majority. ... The trend is upward. There is a lot of movement in the polls. |
[The agreement] has created a fully new quality of economic cooperation, ... This cooperation is not directed against anyone, but is for German and Russian interests. |
a success, if not a perfect one. |
A uniform tax rate of 25 percent means a gigantic redistribution from the bottom to the top, |
After 16 years, the Kohl era is at an end, ... economic stability and development, domestic security and continuity in foreign affairs. |
An agreement under the British presidency would be an important signal, and I am sure that Tony Blair is fully aware of the high expectations people have in him, |
An excuse that one finds the same or similar elsewhere does not apply to us, |
and especially that I got dinner last night. |
and Merkel, who, for electoral reasons, has never shown any consideration for trade unions, is all the more certain to do likewise. |
and that's why we are together exerting pressure so that Saddam Hussein lets international observers into the country. |
Any speculation about failure would be counterproductive, |
Anyone who thought they could escape from that threat is wrong, |