In proposing to form a minority government (in coalition with the Greens), Ms Ypsilanti was breaking an SPD campaign promise that it would not co-operate with the Left Party, the successor to East Germany's communists.

ECONOMIST: Germany's Social Democrats

Fed up with the exchange's sluggishness and the lack of progress to a pan-European exchange, a bunch of the biggest players are proposing to put their money into a reinvigorated Tradepoint, as a form of electronic exchange.

ECONOMIST: London Stock Exchange

So he's proposing a less controversial option long favored by government officials to respond to a crisis: form a commission.

FORBES: Paulson's Legacy

Proposing the motion, Richard Salter, from Somerset, said students at further education (FE) and sixth-form colleges were being discriminated against.

BBC: Canteen