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As the emboldened leader of Europe's most populous nation and most powerful economy, she has the ability to make her personality and priorities count on a global stage. But what, exactly, does she want to do with her power? She became a prolific writer, a peacemaker, a passionate advocate, not just for blind and disabled people, but for equal rights. Her rise to prominence went all but unnoticed, except by the rivals she deftly derailed along the way. She was constantly pushing for more and better programs, products and technologies for the disabled. She also visited 35 countries, helping to open schools and revolutionize services for the blind. Among the gifts presented to her during her travels is a Zulu shield with an accompanying letter from the tribe that says the shield "is an equipment of a great warrior and that is how we think of you." She has supported an internet campaign to save the Australian banker caught on live television looking at racy photographs of her on his computer. “I am told there is a petition to save his job and of course I would sign it," she told local media. "You could certainly say that I've never underestimated myself," she says with a smile that in another context could only be described as kittenish. "There's nothing wrong with being ambitious."
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Helen Keller article - "NYC exhibit tells the fuller story of Helen Keller" http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700025566/NYC-exhibit-tells-the-fuller-story-of-Helen-Keller.html?pg=1
Miranda Kerr article - "Model Miranda Kerr backs internet campaign to save Australian TV banker from sack" http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/australiaandthepacific/australia/7157868/Model-Miranda-Kerr-backs-internet-campaign-to-save-Australian-TV-banker-from-sack.html
Angela Merkel article - "Angela Merkel's Moment" http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1950682,00.html
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