Over the past decade, Heiko Sakurai has watched as Angela Merkel’s face, posture, and even her trademark diamond-shaped hand gesture changed. But the political cartoonist, who has spent years ...

Our favorite cartoon of the week combines Angela Merkel losing ground at the EU Summit and the defeat of Germany in the Euro 2012 semi finals. Oh yeah and meanwhile Germany's economy is slipping.

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