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...come out finally." GUNTER GRASS, Nobel-prizewinning German author and peace activist, after admitting that he had served in Hitler's élite Waffen SS; he told a German newspaper it had been weighing heavily on his mind...
...will stain me forever." GUNTER GRASS, Nobel-prizewinning German author who for decades has criticized his compatriots unwilling to deal with their Nazi past, on his first-time admission last week that he had served in Hitler's élite Waffen...
...Metall, Germany's biggest engineering union, staged its own "warning strike," the first in a series aimed at winning a 5% increase in wages. The walkouts expose a yawning gap between workers' expectations and employers' ability to pay. The Merkel Factor, it seems, won't guarantee endless patience. Gunter Thielen, chairman and ceo of Bertelsmann, tells Time: "The grand coalition under Mrs. Merkel's leadership is off to a good start. But the way I see it, urgent reform projects still remain to be tackled. Courageous steps are called for here...
...bills would enlarge the authority of insurance commissioners to block arbitrary policy cancellations and gargantuan premium increases. The Florida department of insurance has written a proposed bill that would require insurers to disclose what discounts and surcharges they apply to premium rates. Without that information, says Insurance Commissioner Bill Gunter, "the rate itself is meaningless." He adds, "We think insurers need someone to look over their shoulder and keep them honest...
...GUNTER VERHEUGEN, European Commission Vice President, calling for more investment in research and development