Remember the mediocre Cadillac Catera and Saturn L-series, both jointly developed with Germany's Opel?

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First Row (L-R): Finance Minister of Germany Jorg Asmussen, Finance Minister of Italy Giulio Tremonti, Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty, US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, French Finance Minister Christine Lagard, British Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling and Luxembourg Prime Minister and chairman of the Eurogroup Jean-Claude Juncker.

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The troubles of Greece et a l. are keeping the euro lower than it would otherwise be, fueling Germany's export machine.

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In April five candidates for that next gen gathered at an L.A. soundstage to film an episode for the third season of Germany's Next Topmodel, a version of the U.S. smash conceived and hosted by fellow model and friend Tyra Banks.

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