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Attacking Obama 'shows European weakness'

German outrage at the US President has peaked as Barack Obama is due in Berlin. But accusing him of Stasi methods over the surveillance scandal borders on defamation, argues Malte Lehming in political magazine Cicero. READ () »

German of the Week
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'I am Senegalese, but firstly I am German'

Karamba Diaby hopes to become the first black member of the Bundestag this September, making him The Local's German of Week. READ () »

The View from Germany
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'We must learn to give rivers space'

Since the last extreme floods in 2002, a total of €530 million has been invested in flood prevention. Der Tagesspiegel's Robert Ide argues that this money was wasted on containing rivers with concrete, rather than giving them vital space. READ () »

Germans of the Week
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Sandbag volunteers: 'You have to help'

Germany has been watching in horror as rivers break their banks, flooding towns and cities, prompting evacuation and turning farmland into bogs. Our Germans of the Week are all those who pulled on wellies to help others. READ () »

German of the Week
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Heidi Klum: supermodel, supermum, media mogul

Supermodel, supermum, super media mogul: Heidi Klum celebrates her 40th birthday in Los Angeles on Saturday. This edition of German of the Week goes to the country's most glamourous export. READ () »

'Diversity in Germany has become reality'

'Diversity in Germany has become reality'

Two decades after one of the worst instances of anti-foreigner violence, racism still exists in Germany. But society has changed and, in an era of globalization, migration is normal, writes Der Tagesspiegel's Peter von Becker. READ () »

'The Jewish Candidate'
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'Germany is indifferent to neo-Nazi violence'

It's an intriguing premise: Are Germans ready to elect a Jewish politician chancellor? British journalist David Crossland has written a novel exploring themes of racism and neo-Nazi violence in Germany. The Local has excerpts. READ () »

German of the Week
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'I hate Wagner but I hate him on my knees'

Germany is celebrating the 200th anniversary of the birth of Richard Wagner on Wednesday. Probably the country's most revered and reviled composer, the man considered an anti-Semitic musical genius is The Local's German of the Week. READ () »

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Germany's collective blame phobia

The Germans have a particular phobia – they live in constant fear of being blamed for something. A commentary by Der Tagesspiegel's Malte Lehming. READ () »

German of the Week
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'At his final heartbeat I knew I had to act'

The trial of a group of young men suspected of beating to death 20-year-old Jonny K. began in Berlin this week. His older sister's tireless campaigning for a safer capital in the wake of his death makes her our German of the Week. READ () »

The View from Germany
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'It's time Germany got over its speed fetish'

Suggesting speed limits for the autobahn is as politically toxic in Germany as gun control is in America. But it's time to hit the brakes on the country's reckless driving culture, comments The Local's Ben Knight. READ () »

My German Career
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'Germans are nice thanks to my Ami accent'

For this instalment of My German Career, The Local spoke with former US military man turned armed guard Keith Alban about leaving your home country in search of a better quality of life, and the perks of being an American abroad. READ () »

German of the Week
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Beate Zschäpe: neo-Nazi of mystery

One person has been the focus of attention in Germany this week - when perhaps ten others should have been. The trial of Beate Zschäpe in connection with a neo-Nazi killing spree opened on Monday, making her our German of the Week. READ () »

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