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Checkpoint on Invaliden Street in Berlin, on November 10, 1989(Photo: Global Times) "The wall was a monster; victims, suffering, blockade ... obscene, ugly, hateful..." Full Article at People's Daily Online
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World leaders, both past and present, are gathering in Germany Monday to mark the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Full Article at People's Daily Online
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BERLIN - NOVEMBER 09: German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) points on as German President Horst Koehler gestures on a reception at Bellevue Castle on November 9, 2009 in Berlin, Germany. View Photo »
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This is not just a day of celebration for Germany, it is a day of celebration for the whole of Europe.
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Liberation: "Gorby! Gorby!" was Berliners' curious chant as the head of the defunct Soviet Union took part in the 20th anniversary of the crumbling of the Berlin Wall. Liberated Europe has walled itself off from reality. 'You made this possible," Full Article at Investor's Business Daily
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EUROPEAN DIARY: Angela Merkel’s life story is symbolic of the change that has transformed Europe, writes ARTHUR BEESLEY ANGELA MERKEL, who herself was among the throngs that made their way through the Berlin Wall 20 years ago, recalled last week the... Full Article at Irish Times
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It was the same sort of miserable November weather, grey and drizzling; the mass of humanity was large, chaotic and giddy as then; and there in the midst of it, three figures as solidly "eastern" as any of those who teemed across the Berlin Wall 20... Full Article at The Independent
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BERLIN - NOVEMBER 09: German Chancellor Angela Merkel delivers a speech to the spectators in front of the Brandenburg Gate on November 9, 2009 in Berlin, Germany. View Photo »
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The guest list in Berlin is an impressive one. Chancellor Angela Merkel is expecting numerous world leaders to attend, including French President Nicolas Sarkozy, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, among others. Surely it is an honour to be a part of it
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When world leaders, past and present, met yesterday at the Brandenburg Gate to celebrate the fall of the Berlin Wall, many high-flown words were spoken about freedom and unity, miracles and dreams. Full Article at The Independent
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Last night's spectacle – billed by organisers as a metaphor for the way the real Cold War icon came down and resulted in the fall of communist countries in eastern Europe – was the finale after a series of memorial services, speeches and events marking... Full Article at The Scotsman
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Angela Dorothea Merkel (help·info) (IPA: [ˈaŋɡela doʁoˈteːa ˈmɛɐ̯kəl]) (born Angela Dorothea Kasner, 17 July 1954, in Hamburg, West Germany), is the Chancellor of Germany. Full Article
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BERLIN - NOVEMBER 09: German Chancellor Angela Merkel (C) with French President Nicolas Sarkozy and spectators watch as giant, painted styrofoam dominoes topple along the route of the former Berlin Wall near the Brandenburg Gate on November 9, 2009 in Berlin, Germany.
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BERLIN - NOVEMBER 09: German Chancellor Angela Merkel (C) with French President Nicolas Sarkozy and spectators watch as giant, painted styrofoam dominoes topple along the route of the former Berlin Wall near the Brandenburg Gate on November 9, 2009 in Berlin, Germany.
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This is not just a day of celebration for Germany, it is a day of celebration for the whole of Europe.
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The guest list in Berlin is an impressive one. Chancellor Angela Merkel is expecting numerous world leaders to attend, including French President Nicolas Sarkozy, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, among others. Surely it is an honour to be a part of it
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It is not only a day of celebration for Germans ... It is a day of celebration for the whole of Europe.
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Nicolas Sarkozy and Angela Merkel are not terribly enthusiastic. (Italian Prime Minister) Silvio Berlusconi remains his strongest backer
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This is not just a day of celebration for Germans ... This is a day of celebration for the whole of Europe; this is a day of celebration for all those people who have more freedom.
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The German people have dissolved a marriage of convenience and Angela Merkel can return to her plans from 2005 to form a non-socialist government with the liberals
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The night of Nov. 9, 1989 was the fulfillment of a dream ... Many played a role. But it would not have been possible without the courage of the people in the former East Germany.
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President Hamid Karzai congratulates Madam Angela Merkel on wining the parliamentary election held Sunday and hoped that relations between Afghanistan and Germany would further develop under her leadership
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In December, the world will look to us, to the Europeans and to the Americans. And it is true, there can be no agreement without China and India
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This is an evening in which Angela Merkel has achieved her goal to form the government she wants
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We refuse to stretch out our hand to those who oppose the [EU] Lisbon treaty ... but who at the same time talk about enlargement ... Those who want more [Europe] have to co-operate.
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We refuse to stretch out our hand to those who oppose the [EU] Lisbon treaty ... but who at the same time talk about enlargement ... Those who want more [Europe] have to co-operate.
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A nuclear weapon in the hands of the Iranian president, who denies the Holocaust, threatens Israel and its right to exist, is not acceptable
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Zero tolerance needs to be shown when there is a risk of weapons of mass destruction falling, for example, into the hands of Iran and threatening our security
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And then, in Copenhagen, we shall be able to overcome this wall separating the present from the future, in the interest of our children and grandchildren, and in the interest of sustainable development all over the world
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We need an agreement on one objective: Global warming must not exceed 2 degrees Celsius
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I am happy that the final ratification of the Treaty of Lisbon was completed today in the Czech Republic
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I'm convinced that once we in Europe and America show ourselves ready to adopt binding agreements, we will also be able to persuade China and India to join in
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Iran also knows where we draw a line
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A nuclear bomb in the hands of an Iranian president who denies the Holocaust, threatens Israel and denies Israel the right to exist, is not acceptable.
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Iran knows the specifics of our proposal and it should also know where we will draw our red line. A nuclear weapon at the hands of an Iranian president who denies the Holocaust, threatens Israel and negates its right to exist is simply unacceptable.
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The Freedom Bell in Berlin is like the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia: a symbol which reminds us that freedom does not come about of itself. It must be struggled for and then defended anew every day of our lives
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Whoever threatens Israel also threatens us.
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Iran needs to be aware of this, Iran knows our offer, but Iran also knows where we draw the line
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Iran knows our offer, but Iran also knows the limits
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