The Week in Pictures: December 12 - 18
Merkel Rules
12.17.10, 06:02 PM CST

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Rising Powers ››

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, speaks with Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi at an EPP party meeting ahead of an EU summit in Brussels, Thursday, Dec. 16, 2010. Disagreements over how to fight Europe's debt crisis deepened as a two-day summit of European leaders began on Thursday, meanwhile violent protests and uncertainty have fueled investors' concerns. When the dust settled, Chancellor Merkel won agreement to change the Lisbon Treaty to head off future currency crises. (AP Photo)


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