German Chancellor Angela Merkel (left) and French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrive Monday at a news conference during a meeting at the chancellery in Berlin to prepare for a European Union summit later this week, amid speculation of a rift in German-French views on economic policy. Merkel welcomed Sarkozy to discuss a joint strategy on how to curb the debt crisis that has dragged down the common European currency and rattled economies across the continent. (Associated Press)
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