Germany Won’t Know If He Does or Doesn’t
German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder won a court ruling designed to end speculation that he dyes his full mane of dark hair--and boost his credibility four months before elections.
A Hamburg state court ordered German news agency DDP not to repeat a report that he dyes his hair, saying the agency failed to properly research its story. The ruling applies just to DDP but serves as a warning to other German media.
With a struggling economy and a strong conservative challenger, the image-conscious Schroeder faced enough problems even before the color of his hair became entangled in politics and questions about his credibility.
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