Chancellor of Germany was not even re-installed. In the 1871 German Empire, the imperial chancellor ("Reichskanzler") served both as the emperor's first minister, and as presiding officer of the Bundesrat, the upper chamber of the German parliament. He was neither elected by nor responsible to Parliament (the "Reichstag"). Instead, the chancellor was appointed by the emperor. The federal level had four organs: Technically, the foreign ministers of the empire's states instructed their states' deputies to the federal council (Bundesrat) and therefore outranked the chancellor. For this reason, Prince Bismarck (as he was from 1871 onwards) continued to serve as both prime minister and
Austin American-Statesman Caring charity campaign. In the Austin market, the "Statesman" competes with the "Austin Chronicle", an alternative weekly. The "Statesman" also publishes a weekly Spanish-language newspaper, "¡ahora sí!". Additionally, the "Statesman" partners with the "St. Petersburg Times" for "PolitiFact Texas", which covers issues that are relevant to Texas and the Austin area. The "Statesman's" news website is and its paid site is . Its entertainment site is . It also publishes niche topic sites and , as well as . In 2009, the "Austin American-Statesman" ranked 60th in circulation among daily newspapers, according to the Audit Bureau of Circulations. Figures from