KASSEL, HESSEN - JANUARY 07: Roland Koch, governor of the German state of Hesse and top candidate of the Christian Democraric Union (CDU) Hesse for the Hesse elections speaks during a party meeting at the documenta Halle on January 7, 2009 in Kassel, Germany. With the New Year reception the Hesse CDU starts the final stage for the upcoming state elections on January 18, 2009. (Photo by Ralph Orlowski/Getty Images)