French President Nicolas Sarkozy welcomes German Chancellor Angela Merkel to the Elysee Palace in Paris on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2011, for talks on the eurozone's economic problems. (AP Photo/Philippe Wojazer, Pool)
** FILE ** French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel speak at a press conference during German-French consultations in Freiburg, Germany, in December 2010. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, File)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, center, and President Christian Wulff, left, speak to spectators as they attend the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the construction of the Berlin Wall in Berlin, Saturday, Aug. 13, 2011. Germany marks the 50th anniversary of the day communist East Germany sealed itself off behind the Wall. (Photo/ Markus Schreiber)
President Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel depart after a joint news conference in the East Room of the White House on Tuesday. "The chancellor and I have been clear: Gadhafi must step down and hand power to the Libyan people," Mr. Obama said. (Associated Press)
President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel take part in a joint news conference in the East Room at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, June 7, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel answers a question during a joint news conference with President Obama in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Tuesday, June 7, 2011. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
President Obama welcomes German Chancellor Angela Merkel during an arrival ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on Tuesday, June 7, 2011. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
President Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel walk across the South Lawn of the White House on June 7, 2011, during an arrival ceremony. (Associated Press)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Obama walk across the South Lawn of the White House on June 7, 2011, during an arrival ceremony. (Associated Press)
