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Discusses the resignation of former German Chancellor and honorary chairman of the opposition Christian Democratic Union, Helmut Kohl, because of a financial scandal. Suicide of Wolfgang Hullen, the official in charge of finance for the CDU's parliamentary faction; Charges against Kohl for using cash from unreported campaign contributions. INSET: ...and raised a cry for new leadership, by Ursula Sautter.

Discusses some of the most dangerous and most deadly roads in Europe. Route Départementale 61 in France; France having the most road fatalities in Europe at 8,079 in 2000; View that France needs better enforcement of existing laws to reduce fatalities; Improvements in infrastructure and automobile technology that have helped diminish accident fatalities in most European Union countries; The need for driver education.