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Fall of the Berlin Wall: the 20th anniversary

As we stood at the solemn Church of Reconciliation in Bernauer Strasse for a morning service, persistent drizzle already forming into troublesome puddles, a middle-aged man turned to me and offered his summary of the speaker. Full Article at Crikey

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  1. Schalke 04 's Kevin Kuranyi (R) scores a goal against Hertha Berlin during the German Bundesliga soccer in Gelsenkirchen December 6, 2009. Schalke 04 won the match 2-0.
  2. BERLIN - DECEMBER 06: Gingerbread hearts and Stars of David with Hebrew inscriptions in Latin letters on them hang at a baker's stall at the annual Hanukkah market at the Berlin Jewish Museum on December 6, 2009 in Berlin, Germany.
  3. BERLIN - DECEMBER 05: (L-R) Singer Neil Tennant and keyboarder Chris Lowe of the British pop band Pet Shop Boys perform live during a concert at the O2 World on December 5, 2009 in Berlin, Germany. The concert is part of the 'Pandemonium' 2009 tour.
  4. BERLIN - DECEMBER 05: Actress Geraldine Laprell, actress Constanze Waechter and actress Amelie Plaas-Link attend the photo call of 'Fruehlings Erwachen' at Radialsystem V on December 5, 2009 in Berlin, Germany.
  5. BERLIN - DECEMBER 05: A shopper carries bags with recent purchases at the Alexa shopping mall on December 5, 2009 in Berlin, Germany. Retailers are hoping for a strong Christmas season to help make up for a difficult financial year.
  6. BERLIN - DECEMBER 05: Activists dressed as (from L to R) leaders Abdoyale Wade of Senegal, Barack Obama of the USA, Angela Merkel of Germany and Hu Jintao of China pretend to debate in a giant aquarium filling with water on December 5, 2009 in Berlin, Germany.
  7. BRANDENBURG, GERMANY - DECEMBER 05: A man dressed in a Santa Claus outfit waves with his rood during the 11th Santa Clauses parade on December 5, 2009 in Brandenburg, near Berlin, Germany. More than 3000 participants take part in the parade in the city of Brandenburg.
  8. A combination of pictures shows pedestrian traffic light symbols signalling respectively 'stop' and 'walk' in Berlin, December 2, 2009. Traffic psychologist Karl Peglau, who invented East Germany's popular traffic-light man, Ampelmann in German, died on Sunday aged 82, German media reported.
  9. BERLIN, GERMANY - NOVEMBER 09: French President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (R) attend a bilateral meeting in Berlin on November 9, 2009 in Berlin, Germany.

Cast of Characters

  1. Angela Merkel Angela Merkel
  2. Mikhail Gorbachev Mikhail Gorbachev
  3. Lech Walesa Lech Walesa
  4. Bill Clinton Bill Clinton
  5. Barack Obama Barack Obama
  6. Greenpeace Greenpeace