German Chancellor Angela Merkel smiles, next to U.S. President Barack Obama at the podium, during an official State Arrival ceremony on the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, June 7, 2011. Obama and Merkel will air their differences over fiscal policy, the Eurozone crisis, and the war in Libya during the German leader’s state visit on Tuesday. REUTERS/Jim Young (UNITED STATES – Tags: POLITICS)