BERLIN - AUGUST 25:  German Chancellor Angela Merkel scrutinizes a model train locomotive she received from trainees of German state railways Deutsche Bahn on August 25, 2009 in Berlin, Germany. Merkel was attending an event to mark the induction of 2,700 new trainees at Deutsche Bahn. Merkel faces re-election in federal elections sheduled in Germany for September 27.  (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)