German Chancellor Merkel listens to officials during a meeting at the Chancellery in Berlin
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel (C) listens to Foreign Minister Frank Walter Steinmeier (3rd R), Rhineland-Palatinate`s Prime Minister Kurt Beck (4th R) and other unidentified advisors during a meeting at the Chancellery in Berlin May 28, 2009. The fate of German carmaker Opel hung in the balance on Thursday after marathon talks on shielding it from the looming bankruptcy of its U.S. parent General Motors ended without a deal. (REUTERS / Fabrizio Bensch)