German vice chancellor tries to rally party
German vice chancellor and head of Angela Merkel's allies, the Free Democratic Party, Philipp Roesler, delivers his speech at the party's convention in Berlin, Saturday March 9, 2013. Roesler is trying to rally his struggling pro-market party as it gears up for September elections - portraying it as the only political force that will prevent tax hikes and a staunch defender of Berlin’s tough approach to the European debt crisis. Polls show Roesler’s Free Democratic Party short of the 5 percent support needed to win parliamentary seats - a complicating factor in conservative Chancellor Angela Merkel’s quest for a third term. (AP Photo/dpa, Michael Kappeler)