----- Original Message ----- From: "Carl Remick" <carlremick at hotmail.com>
> Am I correct in believing that the SPD's poor showing in the Lower Saxony
> elections was basically a referendum on Schröder's handling of the Germany
> economy? Reading the US/UK media, I get the impression an attempt is being
> made to spin these returns as something of a plebiscite on Schröder's
> anti-war stance. What's the story?
>
> Carl
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The German citizenry cannot control the ECB or the Bundesbank so they take it out on whichever party is in power.
Ian