Obamaland Germany

From Der Spiegel, May 26: Obamamania Infects Germany By Ralf Beste Berlin political circles -- both liberal and conservative -- are fawning over US presidential candidate Barack Obama. Many in Germany see him as a cross between John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King, Jr., but expectations may be exaggerated. Frank-Walter Steinmeier had hoped to meet personally, but Barack Obama has a lot on his...