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Newly appointed German Environment Minister Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul, 2nd right, takes the oath of office as the other new ministers look on in the parliament in Berlin Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2005. A so-called grand coalition of Christian Democrats and Social Democrats elected Angela Merkel, front left, as German chancellor earlier the day. (KEYSTONE/AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)