> No, the news lady said it twice: Angle-uh

Right. Misread your original post there. I've only heard it pronounced with a hard 'g' in German, btw. And that's 'Frau Merkel' to you Jackie;-). I've had to look at a circa 30 m banner of her hung in the window of the CDU building for numerous weeks which proclaims 'A New Start'. If they say so.

> Is Chancellor the highest office in Germany?

Yup. The 'president' of the government is more like a chairman in Germany - high up, but not the main public figure.