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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Berlin</title>
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		<title>Consumers to start year on sober note</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 03:53:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BERLIN - German consumers are entering the new year in a sober mood, with a key survey released Tuesday expected to show a fall in confidence among households in Europe&#8217;s biggest economy.

Despite a buoyant end to the Christmas shopping season, analysts predict the Nuremberg-based GfK marketing group will say its forward-looking consumer confidence index slipped ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/consumers-to-start-year-on-sober-note-247071/">Consumers to start year on sober note</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Egypt antiquities chief says he will ask Berlin to return Nefertiti bust</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 20:39:23 +0000</pubDate>
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Egypt antiquities chief to demand Nefertiti bust

CAIRO — Egypt&#8217;s antiquities chief said Sunday he will formally demand the return of the 3,300-year-old bust of Queen Nefertiti from a Berlin museum after confirming it was sneaked out of Cairo through fraudulent documents.
Zahi Hawass, the head of Egypt&#8217;s Supreme Council of Antiquities, has been aggressively campaigning to .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/egypt-antiquities-chief-says-he-will-ask-berlin-to-return-nefertiti-bust-246637/">Source &nbsp;: Egypt antiquities chief says he will ask Berlin to return Nefertiti bust</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Germany&#8217;s Merkel defends Copenhagen accord as 1st step to climate action</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 10:02:37 +0000</pubDate>
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Germany&#8217;s Merkel defends climate accord
BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel is defending the much-criticized outcome of the Copenhagen climate summit as a first step that paves the way for action.

Merkel was quoted Sunday as telling the Bild am Sonntag newspaper that &#8220;Copenhagen is a first step toward a new world climate order — no more, ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/germanys-merkel-defends-copenhagen-accord-as-1st-step-to-climate-action-246528/">Germany&#8217;s Merkel defends Copenhagen accord as 1st step to climate action</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Germany&#8217;s Merkel: US proposal for 4 percent emissions cut &#8216;not ambitious enough&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 09:14:36 +0000</pubDate>
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Merkel calls on US for deeper emissions cuts

BERLIN — Germany&#8217;s chancellor has called on the United States to cut back even more on emissions of carbon dioxide and other global-warming gasses.
Angela Merkel told parliament ahead of her departure for the climate talks in Copenhagen on Thursday that the current U.S. offer of a 4 percent ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/germanys-merkel-us-proposal-for-4-percent-emissions-cut-not-ambitious-enough-245211/">Germany&#8217;s Merkel: US proposal for 4 percent emissions cut &#8216;not ambitious enough&#8217;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police rescue German walkers from waste container after nighttime wild boar scare</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 20:26:40 +0000</pubDate>
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Germans flee into container after wild boar scare

BERLIN — German police have rescued four frozen walkers who called up from a waste container begging to be saved from roving wild boars. Police in Darmstadt, south of Frankfurt, said they received an emergency call at nearly 3 a.m. Sunday from a man who said he and .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-rescue-german-walkers-from-waste-container-after-nighttime-wild-boar-scare-243927/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Police rescue German walkers from waste container after nighttime wild boar scare</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>GM will not move European headquarters to Germany</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 17:07:28 +0000</pubDate>
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GM will not move European HQ to Germany
BERLIN — General Motors Co. will not move its European headquarters to Germany as previously announced, an Opel spokesman said Saturday.

Last month, GM had said it was planning to move its headquarters from Zurich to Adam Opel GmbH&#8217;s Ruesselsheim headquarters in Germany.
&#8220;The old headquarters will simply cease to .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/gm-will-not-move-european-headquarters-to-germany-243334/">GM will not move European headquarters to Germany</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>3 tigers attack Hamburg zoo animal handler, who is in critical condition</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:51:25 +0000</pubDate>
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Tigers attack Hamburg zoo keepers
BERLIN — German police say three tigers attacked a Hamburg zookeeper, who remains in the hospital in critical condition.

Hamburg police said Wednesday that the 28-year-old animal handler at the private Hagenbeck Zoo tripped during a performance involving five tigers Tuesday night.
Three of the tigers clawed and bit him as he lay ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/3-tigers-attack-hamburg-zoo-animal-handler-who-is-in-critical-condition-2-242043/">3 tigers attack Hamburg zoo animal handler, who is in critical condition</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>3 tigers attack Hamburg zoo animal handler, who is in critical condition</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:49:25 +0000</pubDate>
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Tigers attack Hamburg zoo keepers
BERLIN — German police say three tigers attacked a Hamburg zookeeper, who remains in the hospital in critical condition.

Hamburg police said Wednesday that the 28-year-old animal handler at the private Hagenbeck Zoo tripped during a performance involving five tigers Tuesday night.
Three of the tigers clawed and bit him as he lay ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/3-tigers-attack-hamburg-zoo-animal-handler-who-is-in-critical-condition-242042/">3 tigers attack Hamburg zoo animal handler, who is in critical condition</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Germany files terrorism charges against man allegedly linked to suspect in US targets plot</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/germany-files-terrorism-charges-against-man-allegedly-linked-to-suspect-in-us-targets-plot-241915/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 11:38:20 +0000</pubDate>
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Terror charges for man in Germany over US targets

BERLIN — Germany has filed terrorism charges against a Turkish-German dual citizen allegedly linked to a member of a cell that plotted to attack U.S. targets, prosecutors said Wednesday.
The 24-year-old, identified only as Kadir T. in line with German privacy laws, was charged with supporting a foreign .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/germany-files-terrorism-charges-against-man-allegedly-linked-to-suspect-in-us-targets-plot-241915/">Source &nbsp;: Germany files terrorism charges against man allegedly linked to suspect in US targets plot</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Hamburg zoo animal handler seriously injured in tiger attack</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 10:52:00 +0000</pubDate>
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Hamburg zookeeper attacked by tigers
BERLIN — German police say a zookeeper is in critical condition after being attacked by three tigers.

Hamburg police said Wednesday that the 28-year-old animal handler at the private Hagenbeck Zoo tripped during a performance involving five tigers Tuesday night.
As he lay on the ground, three of the tigers descended upon him, .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hamburg-zoo-animal-handler-seriously-injured-in-tiger-attack-241895/">Hamburg zoo animal handler seriously injured in tiger attack</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Major toxic compounds detected on America&#8217;s highest mountain</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 08:52:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BERLIN - An international team of scientists has detected low concentrations of toxic, carcinogenic chlorine compounds known as Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in samples taken from America&#8217;s highest mountain in the Andes.

The snow samples taken at an altitude of 6200 metres on Aconcagua Mountain in the Andes are among the highest traces found anywhere in the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/major-toxic-compounds-detected-on-americas-highest-mountain-241322/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Major toxic compounds detected on America&#8217;s highest mountain</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Germany still paying World War I reparations</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/germany-still-paying-world-war-i-reparations-238510/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:04:01 +0000</pubDate>
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BERLIN - Germany is still paying World War I reparations, more than 90 years after that conflict ended with a peace treaty at Versailles in 1919.
The country is expected to pay off the remaining 56 million euros ($84 million) in interest and repayments by Oct 3, 2010, Germany&#8217;s Bild newspaper reported Wednesday, citing a .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/germany-still-paying-world-war-i-reparations-238510/">Original article &nbsp;: Germany still paying World War I reparations</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>NATO chief seeks troops for Afghanistan amid German crisis</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/nato-chief-seeks-troops-for-afghanistan-amid-german-crisis-236326/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:16:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BERLIN - NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said Thursday that European states would have to send more troops to Afghanistan, as a scandal over civilian casualties in the country rocked the German government.

Two of Germany&#8217;s highest military officials resigned and a former defence minister came under severe pressure, accused of covering up their knowledge ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nato-chief-seeks-troops-for-afghanistan-amid-german-crisis-236326/" title="NATO chief seeks troops for Afghanistan amid German crisis">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>German defense minister fires military inspector general over Afghan airstrike incident</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:04:20 +0000</pubDate>
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German military&#8217;s inspector general fired
BERLIN — Germany&#8217;s defense minister says the inspector general of the German military has been relieved of his duties in connection with the investigation of a September airstrike in Afghanistan in which civilians were killed.

Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg told parliament that Gen. Wolfgang Schneiderhan failed to provide proper information about the incident.
A ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/german-defense-minister-fires-military-inspector-general-over-afghan-airstrike-incident-236131/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : German defense minister fires military inspector general over Afghan airstrike incident</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Scientists reconstruct the evolution of bat migration</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/scientists-reconstruct-the-evolution-of-bat-migration-235016/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:23:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BERLIN - A team of scientists, with the aid of a mathematical model, has reconstructed the evolution of bat migration.

The migratory behaviour of the largest extant family of bats, the so-called &#8220;Vespertilionidae&#8221;, was studied by researchers at Princeton University in the US and at the Max Planck Institute for Ornithology in Radolfzell, Germany.
They discovered that ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/scientists-reconstruct-the-evolution-of-bat-migration-235016/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Scientists reconstruct the evolution of bat migration</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>McDonald&#8217;s swaps red background for green in logo to promote more eco-friendly image in Europe</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/mcdonalds-swaps-red-background-for-green-in-logo-to-promote-more-eco-friendly-image-in-europe-234677/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:20:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Macpherson Lane</dc:creator>
		
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McDonald&#8217;s makes its logo more &#8216;green&#8217; in Europe

BERLIN — McDonald&#8217;s is going green — swapping its traditional red backdrop for a deep hunter green — to promote a more eco-friendly image in Europe.
About 100 German McDonald&#8217;s restaurants will make the change by the end of 2009, the company said in a statement Monday. Some franchises ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mcdonalds-swaps-red-background-for-green-in-logo-to-promote-more-eco-friendly-image-in-europe-234677/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : McDonald&#8217;s swaps red background for green in logo to promote more eco-friendly image in Europe</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Source: German government to extend Afghanistan mission, parliamentary approval needed</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/source-german-government-to-extend-afghanistan-mission-parliamentary-approval-needed-231508/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:49:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomas Rietig</dc:creator>
		
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Source: Germany to extend Afghanistan mission

BERLIN — Chancellor Angela Merkel&#8217;s government will extend Germany&#8217;s mission to Afghanistan for another year, but not increase the number of troops, a source close to the government said Wednesday.
The decision, which is to be announced later in the day, requires parliamentary approval, and that is expected before the current ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/source-german-government-to-extend-afghanistan-mission-parliamentary-approval-needed-231508/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Source: German government to extend Afghanistan mission, parliamentary approval needed</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Prosecutors: Rwandan Hutu extremist group leaders arrested in Germany</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:24:56 +0000</pubDate>
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Hutu extremist group leaders arrested in Germany

BERLIN — Two top leaders of a mostly ethnic Hutu militia were arrested in Germany Tuesday on suspicion of committing crimes against humanity in Congo.
Experts in the region called the arrests a major blow to one of the most brutal rebel groups in Africa.
German federal police arrested Ignace Murwanashyaka, .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/prosecutors-rwandan-hutu-extremist-group-leaders-arrested-in-germany-231040/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Prosecutors: Rwandan Hutu extremist group leaders arrested in Germany</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>New databases on fate of dead, missing POWs from Russia, Germany</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:53:11 +0000</pubDate>
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Germany launches databases on fate of POWs

BERLIN — A new database with the names of some 70,000 Soviet prisoners of war held in Germany during the Third Reich is now available online, the Saxony state government said in a statement Monday.
The names of another 10,000 Germans who were sentenced by Soviet military tribunals during or  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/new-databases-on-fate-of-dead-missing-pows-from-russia-germany-230596/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>German foreign minister calls for Afghan withdrawal plan</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:02:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DPA</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BERLIN - German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle called Sunday for preliminary work over the next four years towards laying down a plan to withdraw German troops from Afghanistan.

Speaking on ZDF television, he said, &#8220;In the life of this parliament, we have to get sufficiently far with the concept of self-sustained security that a perspective for .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/german-foreign-minister-calls-for-afghan-withdrawal-plan-230130/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Germans identify 27-year-old convert to Islam as terror suspect believed to be in Afghanistan</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:31:57 +0000</pubDate>
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Germans ID convert, 27, as terror suspect
BERLIN — Authorities have identified a 27-year-old German convert to Islam as an al-Qaida associate suspected of traveling to Afghanistan and planning to attack German targets.

The report could fuel concerns about European converts being recruited by Islamist terrorist groups for attacks.
The Federal Criminal Police Office confirmed a Spiegel Online .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/germans-identify-27-year-old-convert-to-islam-as-terror-suspect-believed-to-be-in-afghanistan-230054/">Germans identify 27-year-old convert to Islam as terror suspect believed to be in Afghanistan</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>GM appoints Reilly as Opel interim head amid calls from Berlin for &#8220;reliable concept&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:31:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Guido Rijkhoek</dc:creator>
		
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GM appoints Reilly to head Opel
RUESSELSHEIM, Germany — General Motors Co. said Tuesday that Nick Reilly will take over responsibility for the European units Opel and Vauxhall while the company searches for a permanent chief executive.

News of Reilly&#8217;s appointment as GM Europe&#8217;s head came as GM Chief Executive Fritz Henderson wrapped up a second day ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/gm-appoints-reilly-as-opel-interim-head-amid-calls-from-berlin-for-reliable-concept-224587/" title="GM appoints Reilly as Opel interim head amid calls from Berlin for &#8220;reliable concept&#8221;">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Germany&#8217;s Merkel calls for climate action from US, China, India at Copenhagen meeting</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:16:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Geir Moulson</dc:creator>
		
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Merkel wants climate action from US, China, India

BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel called Tuesday for the U.S., China and India to make substantive pledges of action against global warming in order to prevent the failure of next month&#8217;s climate summit in Copenhagen.
&#8220;A failure of the world climate conference in Copenhagen would set back international .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/germanys-merkel-calls-for-climate-action-from-us-china-india-at-copenhagen-meeting-224449/">Germany&#8217;s Merkel calls for climate action from US, China, India at Copenhagen meeting</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Germany&#8217;s Merkel presses GM to produce &#8220;reliable concept,&#8221; own money for Opel</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:36:52 +0000</pubDate>
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Merkel presses GM for Opel concept
BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel pressed General Motors Co. on Tuesday to present a &#8220;reliable concept&#8221; for the future of its European unit Opel, adding that GM should produce most of the funding.

GM last week called off the planned sale of a majority of Opel, based in Germany, to .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/germanys-merkel-presses-gm-to-produce-reliable-concept-own-money-for-opel-224419/">Germany&#8217;s Merkel presses GM to produce &#8220;reliable concept,&#8221; own money for Opel</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Germany&#8217;s Merkel: Copenhagen climate summit must produce &#8217;substantial&#8217; agreement</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:09:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Geir Moulson</dc:creator>
		
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Merkel: climate deal needed in Copenhagen
BERLIN — Next month&#8217;s climate summit in Copenhagen must produce a substantial agreement, and failure would set back by years efforts to fight global warming, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Tuesday.

Merkel said the European Union has put forward a clear position on fighting climate change, and &#8220;we now expect contributions .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/germanys-merkel-copenhagen-climate-summit-must-produce-substantial-agreement-224345/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Germany&#8217;s Merkel: Copenhagen climate summit must produce &#8217;substantial&#8217; agreement</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Germany&#8217;s Merkel presses GM for Opel restructuring plan, says company should pay the cost</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:34:58 +0000</pubDate>
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Merkel presses GM for Opel plan
BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel is pressing General Motors Co. to come up with a &#8220;reliable concept&#8221; for the future of its subsidiary Opel.

GM last week called off the planned sale of Germany-based Opel to car parts maker Magna and Russian lender Sberbank. Merkel had favored that deal to .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/germanys-merkel-presses-gm-for-opel-restructuring-plan-says-company-should-pay-the-cost-224231/" title="Germany&#8217;s Merkel presses GM for Opel restructuring plan, says company should pay the cost">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>World leaders, crowds cheer 20th anniversary of Berlin Wall fall with music and marches</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:13:35 +0000</pubDate>
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BERLIN — Ulrich Sauff and his wife stared at the mammoth domino pieces marking the path where the Berlin Wall once stood and reminisced about life in the barrier&#8217;s shadow.
&#8220;It was like a prison,&#8221; said Sauff, 73, who lived on the Western side ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/world-leaders-crowds-cheer-20th-anniversary-of-berlin-wall-fall-with-music-and-marches-223782/">Original article on  : World leaders, crowds cheer 20th anniversary of Berlin Wall fall with music and marches</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Clinton urges Iran to free US hikers</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[TEHRAN/BERLIN - US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton Monday called for Iran to immediately release three US hikers charged with espionage after four months of detention in Tehran.

Shane Bauer, Sarah Shourd and Josh Fattal were arrested by Iranian security forces in July after disappearing along the Iran-Iraq border. At the time, Iran said the .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/clinton-urges-iran-to-free-us-hikers-223609/" title="Clinton urges Iran to free US hikers">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>President Obama pays tribute to fall of Berlin Wall in video message to anniversary event</title>
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BERLIN — President Barack Obama has paid tribute to the fall 20 years ago of the Berlin Wall in a video message to the main anniversary event.
Obama said in the message introduced Monday by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton that the anniversary sends a message .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/president-obama-pays-tribute-to-fall-of-berlin-wall-in-video-message-to-anniversary-event-223519/">Original source &nbsp;: President Obama pays tribute to fall of Berlin Wall in video message to anniversary event</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Quotes from celebration of the 20th anniversary of Berlin Wall&#8217;s collapse</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:54:22 +0000</pubDate>
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A selection of comments from ceremonies, remembrances of the 20th anniversary of the collapse of the Berlin Wall.
— &#8220;Sometimes people forget today how many could not leave (the country) for years, how many sat in prisons &#8230; before the joy of freedom came, many people suffered.&#8221; — German .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/quotes-from-celebration-of-the-20th-anniversary-of-berlin-walls-collapse-223368/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Quotes from celebration of the 20th anniversary of Berlin Wall&#8217;s collapse</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Merkel thanks Gorbachev on Berlin Wall anniversary for making change possible in East Germany</title>
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Merkel thanks Gorbachev on Berlin Wall anniversary

BERLIN — Chancellor Angela Merkel and former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev crossed a former fortified border on Monday to cheers of &#8220;Gorby! Gorby!&#8221; 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.
Within hours ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/merkel-thanks-gorbachev-on-berlin-wall-anniversary-for-making-change-possible-in-east-germany-223288/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Merkel thanks Gorbachev on Berlin Wall anniversary for making change possible in East Germany</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US, Germany boost pressure on Afghanistan&#8217;s Karzai for reform, warn Iran on nuclear program</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:59:39 +0000</pubDate>
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US, Germany increase pressure on Afghan&#8217;s Karzai

BERLIN — The United States and Germany stepped up pressure on Afghan President Hamid Karzai Monday to implement major reforms and crack down on rampant corruption.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle told reporters after talks in the German capital that additional military ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-germany-boost-pressure-on-afghanistans-karzai-for-reform-warn-iran-on-nuclear-program-223263/">US, Germany boost pressure on Afghanistan&#8217;s Karzai for reform, warn Iran on nuclear program</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Clinton calls for Iran to release 3 Americans as prosecutor says they&#8217;re accused of espionage</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:11:31 +0000</pubDate>
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Clinton calls anew for Iran to release 3 Americans

BERLIN — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is again calling on Iran to release three Americans as a senior Iranian prosecutor said they have been accused of espionage.
Clinton said Monday the U.S. believes &#8220;strongly that there is no evidence to support any charge whatsoever.&#8221;
The three .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/clinton-calls-for-iran-to-release-3-americans-as-prosecutor-says-theyre-accused-of-espionage-223221/">Clinton calls for Iran to release 3 Americans as prosecutor says they&#8217;re accused of espionage</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>On 20th anniversary of fall of Berlin Wall, Clinton congratulates Germans</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:26:20 +0000</pubDate>
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Clinton praises Germany on Berlin Wall tour

BERLIN — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton congratulated Germans on the 20-year anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall at a meeting Monday with Angela Merkel, Germany&#8217;s first chancellor from the former communist East.
&#8220;I am delighted to be here in Berlin, the city that meant so ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/on-20th-anniversary-of-fall-of-berlin-wall-clinton-congratulates-germans-223110/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : On 20th anniversary of fall of Berlin Wall, Clinton congratulates Germans</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Key facts about the Berlin Wall, which collapsed in 1989 and led to German reunification</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:24:25 +0000</pubDate>
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Key facts about the Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall stood for nearly three decades, the most potent symbol of Cold War divisions. Its collapse helped herald the wider collapse of communism across eastern Europe.

The East began construction of the barrier on Aug. 13, 1961 in an attempt to stop the flight of people to the West.
By .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/key-facts-about-the-berlin-wall-which-collapsed-in-1989-and-led-to-german-reunification-223040/">Key facts about the Berlin Wall, which collapsed in 1989 and led to German reunification</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Sarkozy recounts how he chipped away at Berlin Wall with a pick axe</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[BERLIN - French President Nicolas Sarkozy has revealed how he actively participated in the historic fall of the Berlin Wall, by chipping away at the concrete slabs with a pick axe on November 9, 1989.

Sharing his memories on his Facebook page, Sarkozy told fans that he travelled to Berlin from Paris on the morning of ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sarkozy-recounts-how-he-chipped-away-at-berlin-wall-with-a-pick-axe-223037/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Sarkozy recounts how he chipped away at Berlin Wall with a pick axe</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Germany marks 71th anniversary of anti-Semitic pogrom Kristallnacht</title>
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Germany marks anniversary of anti-Semitic pogrom

BERLIN — As Germany celebrated the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on Monday, more subdued tributes were held to mark the 71st anniversary of the Nazi&#8217;s Kristallnacht anti-Semitic pogrom.
On Kristallnacht — the Night of Broken Glass — at least 91 German Jews were killed, more than ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/germany-marks-71th-anniversary-of-anti-semitic-pogrom-kristallnacht-223033/">Read : Germany marks 71th anniversary of anti-Semitic pogrom Kristallnacht</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Berlin celebrates the fall of the Wall</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[BERLIN - German Chancellor Angela Merkel Monday retraced the steps she took after the fall of the Berlin Wall 20 years ago, as international leaders gathered in Berlin to celebrate the events of Nov 9, 1989.

Addressing throngs of onlookers, the chancellor said the historic events of 1989 were &#8220;the result of a long history of .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/berlin-celebrates-the-fall-of-the-wall-223008/" title="Berlin celebrates the fall of the Wall">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Germany celebrates day Berlin Wall collapsed, paving the way for reunification</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:47:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kirsten Grieshaber</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Germany celebrates fall of Berlin Wall
BERLIN — Chancellor Angela Merkel has joined former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev and other luminaries at what was once a fortified border crossing — retracing her steps on the night 20 years ago that the Berlin Wall fell.

The Bornholmer Strasse bridge was the first crossing to open on Nov. 9, .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/germany-celebrates-day-berlin-wall-collapsed-paving-the-way-for-reunification-222934/">Germany celebrates day Berlin Wall collapsed, paving the way for reunification</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Germans, Americans honoured for bringing down Berlin Wall</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:27:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BERLIN - US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton called on leaders Sunday to bring down the walls of the 21st century, as she accepted an award for the role of the American people in the fall of the Berlin Wall 20 years ago.

&#8220;There is no wall we cannot topple, and there is no truth ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/germans-americans-honoured-for-bringing-down-berlin-wall-222733/">Germans, Americans honoured for bringing down Berlin Wall</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Clinton says Berlin Wall celebration should be call to action, not just reflection</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:19:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Lee</dc:creator>
		
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Clinton: Berlin Wall festivities not just a party

BERLIN — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton congratulated Germans on the 20-year anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall at a meeting Monday with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
&#8220;I am delighted to be here in Berlin, the city that meant so much, not only to the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/clinton-says-berlin-wall-celebration-should-be-call-to-action-not-just-reflection-222679/">Original article on  : Clinton says Berlin Wall celebration should be call to action, not just reflection</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>German parliament commemorates fall of the Berlin Wall</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:13:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BERLIN - The German parliament Sunday celebrated the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, commemorating the efforts of European civil rights activists which helped end the divide between East and West in Germany and Europe.

&#8220;The people east of the Iron Curtain only had their large hearts to set against the tanks, but .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/german-parliament-commemorates-fall-of-the-berlin-wall-222655/">Original source &nbsp;: German parliament commemorates fall of the Berlin Wall</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Beautiful memorials to carnage, British graveyards are a global reminder of war&#8217;s cost</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:45:22 +0000</pubDate>
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Beauty and tragedy in global network of war graves

It is the British empire of the dead.
Scattered across 150 countries and managed from a modest office building near London&#8217;s Heathrow Airport, a global patchwork of graveyards constitutes a beautiful memorial to the ugliest carnage: the 1.7 million fighting men and women who died for Britain and ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/beautiful-memorials-to-carnage-british-graveyards-are-a-global-reminder-of-wars-cost-222560/">Beautiful memorials to carnage, British graveyards are a global reminder of war&#8217;s cost</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>East German guard recalls shame of opening Berlin Wall, then &#8216;tears of joy and cold sweat&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:47:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dorothee Thiesing</dc:creator>
		
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Berlin guard: Opening wall &#8216;terrible&#8217; but right

BERLIN — Harald Jaeger was a loyal East German border guard — respected and trusted to command a crossing point to the west on Berlin&#8217;s Bornholmer Strasse.
So when his checkpoint was swarmed on the evening of Nov. 9, 1989, as East Germany announced the border was being opened after .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/east-german-guard-recalls-shame-of-opening-berlin-wall-then-tears-of-joy-and-cold-sweat-222418/">East German guard recalls shame of opening Berlin Wall, then &#8216;tears of joy and cold sweat&#8217;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>With concerts and memorials, Germany to celebrate the day the Berlin Wall came crashing down</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:51:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Moore</dc:creator>
		
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Germany to celebrate memory of Berlin Wall falling

BERLIN — Twenty years ago Monday, they danced atop the Berlin Wall, feet thudding on the cold concrete, arms raised in victory, hands clasped in friendship and giddy hope.
On that cold night, years of separation and anxiety melted into the unbelievable reality of freedom and a future without ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/with-concerts-and-memorials-germany-to-celebrate-the-day-the-berlin-wall-came-crashing-down-222352/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : With concerts and memorials, Germany to celebrate the day the Berlin Wall came crashing down</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>A chronology of the events in the collapse of communism in Europe</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:43:51 +0000</pubDate>
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Timeline of events leading to communism&#8217;s collapse

Key dates in the collapse of communism across Eastern Europe in 1989:
— June 4: Poland holds first partially free elections in four decades; Solidarity-led opposition wins all but one freely contested seat in parliament.
— August: Tens of thousands of East Germans swamp West German diplomatic missions in East Berlin, ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/a-chronology-of-the-events-in-the-collapse-of-communism-in-europe-222348/">Original article on  : A chronology of the events in the collapse of communism in Europe</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>With concerts and memorials, Germany celebrates the day the Berlin Wall came crashing down</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:37:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Moore</dc:creator>
		
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Germany celebrates memory of Berlin Wall falling

BERLIN — 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 .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/with-concerts-and-memorials-germany-celebrates-the-day-the-berlin-wall-came-crashing-down-222345/">Source article &nbsp;: With concerts and memorials, Germany celebrates the day the Berlin Wall came crashing down</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Germans&#8217; giant dominoes mark former path of Berlin Wall in tribute to its fall 20 years ago</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:36:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Rising</dc:creator>
		
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Giant dominoes form tribute to Berlin Wall&#8217;s fall

BERLIN — Massive colorful dominoes painted by German students were placed Saturday along the former path of the Berlin Wall to mark the 20th anniversary of the opening of the barrier that divided the city for nearly three decades.
Many of the upright 7.5-foot-high (2.3-meter-high) plastic foam dominoes carried ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/germans-giant-dominoes-mark-former-path-of-berlin-wall-in-tribute-to-its-fall-20-years-ago-221699/">Germans&#8217; giant dominoes mark former path of Berlin Wall in tribute to its fall 20 years ago</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Hillary Clinton to lead US delegation to anniversary of Berlin Wall&#8217;s fall, travel to Asia</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:22:47 +0000</pubDate>
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WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will lead a U.S. delegation to Germany for next week&#8217;s 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, the White House said Friday.
The White House announced a delegation to Monday&#8217;s ceremony that includes the U.S. ambassador to ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hillary-clinton-to-lead-us-delegation-to-anniversary-of-berlin-walls-fall-travel-to-asia-220976/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Hillary Clinton to lead US delegation to anniversary of Berlin Wall&#8217;s fall, travel to Asia</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>White House says Hillary Clinton will lead US delegation to anniversary of Berlin Wall&#8217;s fall</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:40:52 +0000</pubDate>
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WASHINGTON — The White House says Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will lead a U.S. delegation to Germany for the anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
The White House on Friday announced a delegation that includes the U.S. ambassador to Germany, Philip Murphy, and .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/white-house-says-hillary-clinton-will-lead-us-delegation-to-anniversary-of-berlin-walls-fall-220920/">Original article &nbsp;: White House says Hillary Clinton will lead US delegation to anniversary of Berlin Wall&#8217;s fall</a>.]]></description>
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