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Germany celebrates memory of Berlin Wall falling

November 8, 2009 By The Associated Press  MATT MOORE (Associated Press Writer)

BERLIN (AP) — With concerts and memorials on Monday, Germans will celebrate the day the Berlin Wall came crashing down 20 years ago.

On that cold night, they danced atop the wall, arms raised in victory, hands clasped in friendship and giddy hope. Years of separation and anxiety melted into the unbelievable reality of freedom and a future without border guards, secret police, informers and...

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