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Published Nov 03 2009 by Newsweek International Editions - Top News

The Berlin Wall Was Not the First to Fall

By Nov. 9, 1989, when Germans breached the Berlin Wall, a long line of regimes were already toppling.

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The President Should Be in Berlin Today [RealClearPolitics - Homepage - Nov 09 2009]
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