Merkel Gives ARD Summer Interview

BERLIN - AUGUST 29: German Chancellor Angela Merkel pauses after her ARD television summer interview next to the Reichstag on August 29, 2010 in Berlin, Germany. Merkel is also Chairwoman of the German Christian Democrats (CDU), who have seen the popularity of their coalition government with the German Free Democrats (FDP) plummet in recent months despite Germany's rapid recovery following the 2008 financial crisis. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)