German media gears up for national elections

September 24, 2009 First there was the conservative candidate who showed off her credentials -- and those of Chancellor Angela Merkel -- in a revealing campaign poster featuring both women with plunging necklines. With its deliberate aping of the Obama Girl online phenomena, Steini Girl is just one of many Obama ripoffs as German parties across the spectrum try to capture some of the excitement of last year's U.S. elections. [...] the promise of another four years of political stability could be good news for the German media industry.

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