Forged in the old communist East, Germany's chancellor-in-waiting is not like the others.

Presents a profile of Angela Merkel, the potential future chancellor of Germany. Report that Merkel wants market reforms in the health system and she wants to cut labor costs; Discussion of Merkel's view of and former involvement in communism; View of Merkel's father, Horst Kasner, as described by her biographer Gerd Langguth; Loyalty of Kasner to communism; Discussion of Merkel's conservatism; Claim that Merkel will try to win blue-collar worker support with big-spending welfare or pension packages.