Should anyone care but Schröder?
Bildunterschrift: Großansicht des Bildes mit der Bildunterschrift: German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder Germany’s tabloids have repeatedly debated the question of the chancellor’s hair color. But the question unexpectedly gained national attention through a story Germany’s ddp news agency ran recently. DDP quoted an image consultant as saying ‘The Chancellor would be much more persuasive if he did not color his graying temples.’ And even though ddp merely presented this quote without commenting it, Schröder’s lawyer immediately issued an angry denial and demanded a retraction from the agency. DDP promptly issued a statement saying “Chancellor Gerhard Schröder attaches great importance to the fact that his hair is not dyed.” But that only further enraged Schröder’s legal advisors. Splitting hairs On Friday, Schröder’s lawyer Michael Nesselhauf and ddp lawyer Klaus Sedelmeier aimed to settle this hair-raising issue once and for all. The two sides met in a regional court in Hamburg. Outside
