Train protest threatens to derail CDU

The battle over the rebuilding of the central train station in Stuttgart, Germany, escalated significantly in the autumn of 2010. Germab Chancellor Angela Merkel pushed strongly for the project in September 2010, and the harsh response by police to protesters on the 1 October 2010 could come back to haunt the German Chancellor and the CDU.

Website: Stuttgart-Ulm Rail Prokect http://www.das-neue-herz-europas.de/en-gb/default.aspx

Wikipedia: Stuttgart 21 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuttgart_21

Spiegel Online International, 22.9.10: Germany Spends Billions on the Wrong Rail Project http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,717575,00.html

Deutsche Welle, 24.9.10: Thousands demonstrate in favor of Stuttgart railway plans http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,6040635,00.html

Deutsche Welle, 15.10.10: Round-table talks begin over controversial Stuttgart rail project http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,6114447,00.html

Deutsche Welle, 1.10.10: First trees cut down at controversial Stuttgart railway project site http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,6064495,00.html

Spiegel Online International, 7.10.10: In Stuttgart, 'No Compromise Is Possible' http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,721802,00.html

Deutsche Welle, 1.10.10: Political fight follows clashes between police and protesters in Stuttgart http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,6066864,00.html

Spiegel Online International, 1.10.10: Merkel's Water Cannon Politics http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,720807,00.html

Spiegel Online International, 5.10.10: Stuttgart Train Station Furore Poses Risks for Merkel http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,721438,00.html

Deutsche Welle, 6.10.10: State premier names arbitrator in Stuttgart's controversial rail project http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,6082693,00.html

Deutsche Welle, 16.10.10: Stuttgart 21 opponents and supporters agree to keep the peace http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,6117609,00.html

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