Berlin's Mayor Klaus Wowereit stands in front of a painting on a segment of the reopened East Side Gallery in Berlin, Germany, Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. The 105 wall paintings of the former Berlin Wall were restored for the 20th anniversary of the opening of the Berlin Wall in November 2009. The same artists from 21 countries who created the paintings in 1990 repainted their pictures in the world's longest open-air art gallery after the concrete surface of the Wall was replaced. AP Photo logo AP Photo 2 weeks ago

Berlin's Mayor Klaus Wowereit stands in front of a painting on a segment of the reopened East Side Gallery in Berlin, Germany, Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. The 105 wall paintings of the former Berlin Wall were restored for the 20th anniversary of the opening of the Berlin Wall in November 2009. The same artists from 21 countries who created the paintings in 1990 repainted their pictures in the world's longest open-air art gallery after the concrete surface of the Wall was replaced.

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  12. Newly elected leading members of Germany's Social Democratic Party (SPD), treasurer Barbara Hendricks, Deputy Leaders Klaus Wowereit, Hannelore Kraft and Olaf Scholz, Secretary General Andrea Nahles, Party Leader Sigmar Gabriel, Deputy Leader Manuela Schwesig and Representative to the EU Martin Schulz (L-R) pose for pictures at a party congress in Dresden, November 13, 2009. The party congress will be held in the city from November 13 to 15.
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  15. Berlin's mayor Klaus Wowereit of Germany's Social Democratic Party (SPD) gives his speech at a party congress in Dresden, November 13, 2009. The party congress will be held in the city from November 13 to 15, 2009.
  16. Scottish singer Annie Lennox, left, holds the Peace Summit Award 2009 during the 10th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009. Former President of South Africa Frederik W. de Klerk, center, presented the prize. At right is Berlin's mayor Klaus Wowereit. Due to the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, the two-day-summit takes place in the German capital.

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