▁his ▁true ▁role ▁during ▁the ▁war ▁is ▁still ▁disput ed . ▁▁ 7 ▁May ▁- ▁President ▁Hor st ▁Kö h ler ▁reject s ▁a ▁request ▁to ▁p ardon ▁Red ▁Army ▁F action ▁terror ist ▁Christian ▁K lar , ▁who ▁is ▁serving ▁a ▁life ▁sentence ▁for ▁the ▁murder ▁of ▁bank er ▁J ürgen ▁P onto ▁▁ 1 3 ▁May ▁- ▁State ▁election ▁in ▁Bre men ▁- ▁The ▁SP D ▁and ▁CD U , ▁who ▁have ▁govern ed ▁Bre men ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁in ▁a ▁grand ▁coal ition ▁under ▁J ens ▁B ö hr ns en ▁( SP D ), ▁both ▁suffer ▁losses ▁although ▁the ▁SP D ▁remains ▁the ▁strong est ▁party . ▁The ▁Left ▁Party . P DS ▁enjoy ▁their ▁first ▁success ▁in ▁a ▁western ▁German ▁state ▁with ▁enough ▁votes ▁to ▁enter ▁the ▁Senate ▁of ▁Bre men . ▁After ▁two ▁months ▁of ▁negoti ations , ▁a ▁red - green ▁al liance ▁( SP D ▁and ▁Gre ens ) ▁is ▁established . ▁▁ 1 4 ▁May ▁- ▁The ▁Stuttgart - based ▁car ▁manufact urer ▁Da im ler Ch rys ler ▁s ells ▁its ▁American ▁daughter ▁company ▁Ch rys ler ▁for ▁ 5 5 0 0 ▁million ▁eu ros , ▁ending ▁a ▁ 1 0 - year ▁union . ▁After ▁the ▁de mer ger , ▁Da im ler Ch rys ler ▁is ▁renamed ▁to ▁Da im ler ▁AG . ▁▁ 2 4 ▁May ▁- ▁Cy cl ist ▁Erik ▁Z abel ▁conf esses ▁to ▁do ping ▁with ▁E PO ▁for ▁at ▁least ▁one ▁week