The U.S. ambassador to Germany Philip Murphy, left, hands over the Freedom Award for the German people to German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle, right, given by the Atlantic Council in Berlin, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009. AP Photo logo AP Photo 27 months ago

The U.S. ambassador to Germany Philip Murphy, left, hands over the Freedom Award for the German people to German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle, right, given by the Atlantic Council in Berlin, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009.

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