Can You Pronounce Wowereit?

German vocabulary: pop-rivet tool is "die Blindnietzange".

AP: Berlin Election Boosts Ex-Communists

Reuters: Berlin Win Bodes Well for Schroeder Reelection Bid

Watching the CDU lose nearly half their vote share in Berlin was particularly gratifying. So who's going to tell Dubya that ex-communists could be coalition partners in the capital of a major ally?