Connect to share and comment  Merkel gets tough  Merkel the
“bully” forces EU bailout reforms on neighbors. Beware of Greeks
bearing gifts. Immigration debate heats up. End of an era looms
as British troops plan withdrawal. Historians take fresh
perspectives on the Nazi era. Soccer fans mourn St. Paul the
octopus.  Angela Merkel  Top news: Chancellor Angela Merkel,
already facing disgruntled voters at home, can now add some
neighboring countries to her list of antagonists. Merkel’s
success in pushing through European Union bailout reforms came
at the expense of the goodwill of some EU members.  Merkel and
French President Nicolas Sarkozy insisted on a new framework for
helping ailing eurozone countries whose collapse could threaten
the common currency, and financial penalties for fiscally
irresponsible EU members.  The deal was unpopular as it will
require changes to the Lisbon Treaty, which only came into
effect last year. Merkel and Sarkozy were accused of bullying by
some bruised neighbors. Greek leftists