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	Guido Westerwelle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Guido Westerwelle J.D. (born December 27, 1961) is a German politician and leader of the liberal Free Democratic Party of Germany (FDP).
		Guido Westerwelle was born in Bad Honnef, Germany.
		Westerwelle's main opponent in the FDP, the late Jürgen Möllemann, hinted that Westerwelle's then-unrevealed sexual leanings could pose a security risk and alleged that Westerwelle was "excessively pro-Israel" because the Mossad acquired compromising evidence of his private life.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Guido_Westerwelle (522 words)

	Guido Westerwelle, the Liberals' Top Gun \| Election 2005 \| Deutsche Welle \| 20.07.2005
		Since Rhineland native Guido Westerwelle took over the reins of the Free Democrats (FDP) in 2001, the election defeats that had become distressingly common for the liberal party began to be the exception rather than the rule.
		Bildunterschrift: Guido Westerwelle in 1984 at a conference of the "Young Liberals" Westerwelle, although still a youngster in the political world at 43 years of age, is considered an institution in his party.
		Westerwelle's own image also suffered along with that of the party due to a scandal at the start of the election campaign, in which a high-profile state party leader, Jürgen Möllemann, was accused of making anti-Semitic comments at the beginning of the election campaign.
	www.dw-world.de /dw/article/0,1564,1649695,00.html (905 words)

	Guido Westerwelle: The FDP's Man Behind the Wheel \| Election 2005 \| Deutsche Welle \| 18.08.2002
		Guido Westerwelle has shaped himself in the model of the young, dynamic, upwardly mobile politician.
		As the FDP's first-ever chancellor candidate, Westerwelle is now traveling through Germany, from campground to campground, for the next six weeks in an effort to turn out voters for his party.
		Raised the son of a lawyer and single father, Westerwelle was born on Dec. 27, 1961, in the city of Bad Honnef located on the Rhine River.
	www.dw-world.de /dw/article/0,1564,607912,00.html (577 words)

	Guido Westerwelle - FDP (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		In 1994, Westerwelle, a lawyer, became FDP general secretary and in this role began to do all he could to rid the party of its traditional image -- that of kingmaker, which helped the big parties building majority governing coalitions.
		Despite this dissapointment Westerwelle subsequently proved himself to be pugnacious and possess a certain calculated optimism.
		During the last federal elections, Westerwelle refused to make a commitment about a coalition in the case of a change in government.
	www.german-embassy.org.uk /guido_westerwelle_-_fdp.html (308 words)

	The Happy Loser by Ulrich Biele
		Westerwelle had raked in one of the best results in the history of his F. P., but he had also to admit that he had failed to reach his objective, to break the red/green rule.
		Westerwelle and several other prominent liberals excluded this option right from the start and, though tempted by the stench of power, still stick to their word.
		Westerwelle, a social-liberal coalition as we already had in the late seventies, is not going to happen either.
	www.lewrockwell.com /orig6/biele3.html (890 words)

	GMax - News: Gay politicians in Germany quitting the closet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Guido Westerwelle, the head of the liberal Free Democratic Party (FDP), caused a splash this summer when he appeared at a tony reception with his companion Michael Mronz, head of a regional equestrian society.
		Although the 42-year-old Westerwelle's sexual orientation had long been an open secret among the chattering classes in Berlin, his decision to go public with his partner would indicate he thinks the political gamble is now less risky.
		Westerwelle, who has nevertheless declined comment on Mronz, is gunning for the post of foreign minister if the FDP and Merkel's Christian Democrats (CDU) manage to unseat the center-left coalition of Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder in 2006.
	www.gmax.co.za /look04/08/02-germany.html (641 words)

	Rainbow Network (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Guido Westerwelle, in an interview to be published on Sunday in Der Spiegel, said same-sex couples should be allowed to marry.
		Westerwelle called the measure insufficient calling for gay couples to be allowed to adopt any child they want.
		Westerwelle, a 42-year-old lawyer, was photographed at the birthday of another opposition leader sitting next to a man in a pinstriped blue suit whom the media identified as his partner.
	rainbownetwork.com /News/detail.asp?iData=21244&...&nChannel=News (377 words)

	GMax - News: German FDP head confirms homosexuality, calls for gay rights
		Guido Westerwelle, widely predicted to become foreign minister in any centre-right coalition government with Germany's Christian Democrats, told Der Spiegel magazine he was relieved that a tabloid newspaper had published a photo of him and his male lover last week.
		The photo of Westerwelle, 42, and a 36-year-old Cologne sports entrepreneur was plastered across the front page of Bild newspaper under the headline: "Westerwelle loves this man".
		At the party, where politicians were seated next to their spouses, Westerwelle and his friend sat next to Bavarian state Premier Edmund Stoiber, who could be seen in the photo.
	www.gmax.co.za /look04/07/26-germany.html (477 words)

	Germany Online: Information Services: Publications: The Week in Germany (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Westerwelle and his heralds left no stone unturned in trying to position the new, improved party as a political liberation movement.
		Westerwelle wants to take his party along as he tests just how far the show business aspect of political negotiations can and will be allowed to go in a media democracy.
		Lambsdorff gave [Westerwelle] the guidelines: Moderation and coherence must be paired with credibility in his public performance.
	germany.info /relaunch/info/publications/week/2002/051702/press1.html (841 words)

	TIME Fast Forward: Political Pop Star
		Westerwelle, who trained as a lawyer, has been on a quest to restore the FDP as Germany's third political force ever since he became party general secretary in 1994.
		While Westerwelle's short-term goal is to promote the FDP's chances in polls in Baden-Württemberg and Rhineland-Palatinate in March — the FDP is currently represented in only 5 of Germany's 16 state parliaments — his paramount aim is to help his party back to power in next year's general election.
		Westerwelle will need all Tom Sawyer's salemanship and Huck Finn's ingenuity if he's to make his party so strong that, as he puts it, "there can be no government without" it.
	www.time.com /time/europe/specials/ff/trip6/westerwelle.html (611 words)

	Germany: Accusations of Anti-Semitism Overshadow Middle East Visit (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Westerwelle's visit, however, comes in the midst of a dispute between his party's deputy leader, Jürgen Möllemann, and representatives of Germany's Jewish community over what many perceive as growing anti-Semitism in the FDP.
		Westerwelle’s trip to the Middle East is an attempt to deflect attention from his party’s less than politically correct statements on Israel and focus on foreign policy, an area in which the FDP has traditionally excelled.
		Seeking to avoid a political scarlet letter with international implications over the uproar, Guido Westerwelle, the party’s chancellor candidate who is also trying to secure a slot for the FDP in the next government, has been operating in full damage-control mode.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/689813/posts (2409 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Monitoring \| Media reports \| FDP's Westerwelle comes down to earth
		Mr Westerwelle had said again and again before the vote that his FDP party was aiming for 18%.
		Guido Westerwelle joined the FDP as a teenager in 1980, rising swiftly through the ranks to become chairman last year.
		In a letter she criticized Mr Westerwelle for holding his tongue and not arguing against Mr Moellemann.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/not_in_website/syndication/monitoring/media_reports/2278949.stm (498 words)

	German parties lukewarm on coalition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Westerwelle asked the senior partner for a "political fresh start," and criticized Angela Merkel's party of not pushing through energetic enough reforms.
		Westerwelle said his party wanted to spark economic growth and create new jobs, the German daily Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung reported Tuesday.
		Westerwelle said he wants to invest more in science and education, the newspaper said.
	www.softcom.net /webnews/wed/ag/Ugermany-fdp.R2SE_FlQ.html (145 words)

	..:: ABHABER.COM ::.. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The German opposition party expected to be voted into government in next month's elections joined France this weekend in saying that recognizing Greek Cyprus is a precondition for Turkey to start its membership talks on Oct. 3.
		Guido Westerwelle, leader of the Liberal Free Democrats (FDP), which is expected to form a
		According to German diplomats, Westerwelle's remarks are part of his election campaign.
	www.abhaber.com /news_page.asp?id=1627 (455 words)

	ONLINE ORIGINAL: Guido Westerwelle/Germany: Reunification through Economics
		Guido Westerwelle, 37, was brought up far from Berlin, in Germany's former capital of Bonn.
		"Overnight, the top priority became reunification and helping Eastern Germany," says Westerwelle, a lawyer by training who is now general secretary of the Free Democratic Party (FDP), and a leading opposition member of Parliament.
		Although reunification has helped his career, Westerwelle admits that many things in the now-reunited Germany aren't positive, particularly the slow pace of job creation and the rising cost of the social security system.
	www.businessweek.com /1999/99_45/b3654046.htm (332 words)

	Left Turn: Notes from the Global Intifada
		Almost its only program was its eternally and attractively smiling candidate Cornelia Pieper, but as with its partners, the Christian Democrats, Saxony-Anhalt's unemployment rate, the highest in Germany (near 20 percent), enabled it to throw the Social Democrats out, despite their temporary allies, the PDS (Party of Democratic Socialism).
		The 13 percent in Saxony-Anhalt made this seem achievable, and they plugged the number 18 whenever a camera was focussed, even, in one talkshow, on the soles of Guido Westerwelle's shoes.
		And once-happy Westerwelle, though eager to clear his reputation and hisparty leadership position, may also be hoping secretly for those votes from the right, and scolds MÃ¶llemann but has taken no measures against him..
	www.leftturn.org /Articles/PrintableView.aspx?id=178 (1117 words)

	FT.com / IT / CES 2005 - German election - the key players (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		In 2001, aged 40, Guido Westerwelle became the youngest chairman of the FDP after 22 years as a member of the liberal party.
		The same year, Mr Westerwelle was reproached by the media for being hesitant to reel in his deputy, Jürgen Mollemann, for the latter’s controversial public criticism of Ariel Sharon and the vice-president of Germany’s Central Council of Jews.
		In 2005 Mr Westerwelle’s optimism has taken a backseat to a more realistic look at the party’s future, with the FDP campaigning for a return to its traditional role of kingmaker, hoping to enter parliament on the coat-tails of Angela Merkel’s conservative CDU.
	news.ft.com /cms/s/2bd3065e-10b0-11da-adc0-00000e2511c8,dwp_uuid=27f2b72c-5e78-11d9-9c66-00000e2511c8.html (2230 words)

	RP-Online - Politics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		FDP leader Wolfgang Gerhardt (right in picture) has announced that he would like general secretary Guido Westerwelle (left) to be his successor at the head of the party, the timing of the handover remains, however, open.
		In the general election in 2002 Westerwelle will "have an outstanding postion as someone who can and should lead the party after me," said Gerhardt in an interview on Wednesday with the newspaper "Berliner Zeitung".
		In the interview Gerhardt proposed that he and Westerwelle would appear as a "tandem" team in the coming election in 2002.
	www.rp-online.de /news/german/2001-0105/fdp.html (212 words)

	RP-Online - Politics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Berlin (dpa) - Following speculation about FDP general secretary Guido Westerwelle's candidacy for the position of FDP chairman, discussions about the leadership of chairman Wolfgang Gerhardt have intensified.
		There are apparently people in the party who seek to put through their own agendas at Westerwelle's expense, he said.
		According to information from the North Rhine Westphalian FDP, Westerwelle had announced on Tuesday at a meeting that he would be willing to stand against Gerhardt at the next party convention in May. The general secretary denies this.
	www.rp-online.de /news/german/2000-1215/westerwelle.html (356 words)

	national journal: Möllemann is dealt with, now Westerwelle's time has come
		Guido Westerwelle (left) and Jürgen Möllemann (right) celebrate lively their new election campaign concept against "spiteful" Friedman!
		Westerwelle sat at Möllemann's political rallies in the front row and clapped his hands when Möllemann attacked Friedman and Ariel Sharon.
		Westerwelle pretends to be innocent and as long he doesn't find the strength to contemplate his own behaviour, the FDP (Liberal Party) can no longer be considered a respectable party.
	globalfire.tv /nj/03en/jews/moellemann.htm (745 words)

	Southern Voice Online
		Guido Westerwelle’s appearance indicated that openly gay politicians are increasingly accepted in Germany, prompting one mass-market newspaper to ask: “How gay is Germany?” A poll July 23 found that a large majority of Germans — 84 percent — say that a politician’s sexual orientation doesn’t influence their voting behavior.
		Westerwelle, a 42-year-old lawyer best known to Germans as the head of a small pro-business party, was photographed July 20 at the birthday party of another opposition leader sitting next to a man in a pinstriped blue suit whom the media identified as his partner.
		Westerwelle’s response was oblique: “I live my life.
	www.sovo.com /print.cfm?content_id=2509 (743 words)

	German party leader comes out; pledges more gay rights \| Headlines \| News \| Gay.com UK (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Guido Westerwelle, the leader of the Liberal Free Democrats, came out last weekend in an interview with the country's Der Spiegel (The Mirror) news magazine, after he began making more public appearances with his boyfriend.
		Despite an attempt to downplay his sexuality, Westerwelle's coming out could have a major impact on the country's politics, since press reports suggest he is being lined up for a senior role in a potential coalition in Germany's future government.
		His party is expected to join with the Christian Social Union to run the country at a national level, should the current Social Democrats government lose a regional seat in the upcoming regional elections.
	uk.gay.com /headlines/6620 (385 words)

	Davids Medienkritik: Germany's Largest Trade Union: Portraying Americans as Blood Suckers "A Good Caricature"
		A major argument subsequently erupted in Germany when FDP Chairman Guido Westerwelle heavily criticized IG Metall and the depiction of American investors as mosquitos at his party's recent 56th annual convention.
		Westerwelle's speech is certainly not to be taken for granted in a Germany where anti-American sentiment has grown very popular in the nation's mainstream media.
		Frankfurt/Main - The IG Metall accused FDP boss Guido Westerwelle of seeking a distraction from the unpleasant state of affairs relating to the current capitalism debate with his attacks against the cover picture of the union magazine 'metall'.
	medienkritik.typepad.com /blog/2005/05/germanys_larges.html (11877 words)

	Commentary on This Week's News > "Pink" Politicians are "in" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The latest example, made public only two weeks ago, is Guido Westerwelle, chairman of the liberal Free Democratic Party.
		According to surveys, Westerwelle's party is likely to become a junior partner in a new government when the next national election is held in 2006.
		Just a couple of days after announcing his sexual preference, Guido Westerwelle voiced support for giving gay civil unions full marital status and expanding adoption rights for gay couples.
	www.ucg.org /commentary/politicians.htm (645 words)

	Guardian \| Parties' naked cheek aims to woo the wobblers
		The website www.nichtregierungsfaehig.de (unfit to govern) features cartoons which lampoon Mr Schröder's rivals, Edmund Stoiber and Guido Westerwelle.
		Hoping for 18% of the vote, the party's leader, Guido Westerwelle, has for the past few months been wearing shoes embossed on the soles with "18".
		To raise party funds and his profile, Mr Westerwelle's "18" motorised scooter is up for auction on the internet.
	www.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,4504765-103532,00.html (432 words)

	Foreign Dispatches: The Outing of Guido Westerwelle
		is to be believed, the German press seems to be having a field day over the revelation that FDP leader Guido Westerwelle is gay, with the tabloid
		That said, I still stand by eveything I wrote above: if the Germans really were as blasé about such things as they affect to be, the story wouldn't have made any media impression whatsoever.
		This is a paragraph of text that could go in the sidebar.
	reti.blogspot.com /2004/07/outing-of-guido-westerwelle.html (183 words)

	Free Democrats Index (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Our candidate for the chancellorship is Guido Westerwelle.
		The strategic goal of the FDP for 2002 is clear: The FDP must become so strong that without it, government activity becomes impossible...
		The FDP wants to make the elections to the Bundestag on 22 September 2002 with Guido Westerwelle a success for Germany.
	itrs.scu.edu /elections/page14.htm (161 words)

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