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Published 11/04/2009 by Forbes.com

How The Wall Fell

When the Berlin Wall came down 20 years ago, it did not fall from sheer wear and tear of tyranny. People actively chose to destroy it. They tore down that iconic wall not only with pickaxes, hammers and bare hands, but as a culminating act of decades of sacrifice,...

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WITNESS - Back in Berlin to remember the Wall

Martin Nesirky was a Reuters correspondent in East Germany and West Berlin from 1987 to 1991. He is now spokesman for the Organisation for Security and Cooperation ... - [11/04/2009 - InSing.com]

Gorbachev responsible for Wall's fall

I read the article in The Times: Kohl, Bush And Gorbachev Remember Cold War At Berlin Cabaret Event (November 1). I truly feel that the former leader of the former ... - [11/04/2009 - Times of Malta]

Angela Merkel's Speech: 'We Have No Time to Lose'

German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaking before the US Congress on Tuesday: 'We Germans know how much we owe to you, our American friends.'In her speech before the ... - [11/04/2009 - Spiegel Online]

Welcome money from West to East - [11/03/2009 - Reuters]

Little Wall, Big Mac - [11/03/2009 - Forbes.com via MSN Money]

That amazing day when the Berlin Wall came down - [11/04/2009 - WA Today.com.au]

The View From The Mall - [11/04/2009 - Forbes.com]

America The Indispensable - [11/04/2009 - Forbes.com]

Berlin Wall now in pieces across USA - [11/04/2009 - USA Today]

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...it up, Moscow "refused to send military forces to help the East German government reassert its authority."

How The Wall Fell [Forbes.com - 11/04/2009]

...big group hug: "A wall came down, a continent came together and history proved there is no challenge too great for a world that stands as one."

How The Wall Fell [Forbes.com - 11/04/2009]

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Fall of Berlin Wall Triggered USSR Catastrophe [The Market Oracle - 11/08/2009] PM By: Pravda On November 9, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will visit Germany to participate in international events to celebrate the 20th anniversary since ...
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Why Berlin Mattered [Slate Magazine - 11/06/2009]
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Berlin remembers the fall [CNN.com - Video - 11/09/2009]
Berlin remembers the fall [CNN International - YouTube - 11/10/2009]
The Shot: Remember Berlin Wall [CNN.com - Video - 11/10/2009]

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