Germany Remembers Fall of Berlin Wall

By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER
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BERLIN (Nov. 9) - Chancellor Angela Merkel and former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev crossed a former fortified border Monday to cheers of "Gorby! Gorby!" as a throng of grateful Germans recalled the night 20 years ago that the Berlin Wall gave way to their desire for freedom and unity.
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2009-11-09 06:01:16

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It\'s been 20 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall, and Germany marks the historic step toward the country\'s reunification with a celebration. The wall stood for 28 years, and its 1989 fall marked the collapse of communism in Europe