Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg stands next to European Commissioner for the Digital Agenda Neelie Kroes upon his arrival to speak at the launch of a European Commission-sponsored initiative for freedom of the Internet at the European Commission on December 12, 2011 in Brussels, Belgium. Zu Guttenberg is a former German Defense Minister and member of the Bavarian Christian Democrats (CSU) who resigned earlier this year following revelations that he had plagiarized significant portions of his doctoral thesis as a university student. Charges have since been dropped after he paid a fine, and there is now widespread speculation in Germany that zu Guttenberg might attempt a return to the German political arena.
{"Image ImageDescription": "BRUSSELS, BELGIUM -  DECEMBER 12:  Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg stands next to European Commissioner for the Digital Agenda Neelie Kroes upon his arrival to speak at the launch of a European Commission-sponsored initiative for freedom of the Internet at the European Commission on December 12, 2011 in Brussels, Belgium. Zu Guttenberg is a former German Defense Minister and member of the Bavarian Christian Democrats (CSU) who resigned earlier this year following revelations that he had plagiarized significant portions of his doctoral thesis as a university student. Charges have since been dropped after he paid a fine, and there is now widespread speculation in Germany that zu Guttenberg might attempt a return to the German political arena.  (Photo by Geert Vanden Wijngaert/Getty Images)", "Image Copyright": "2011 Getty Images"}