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Published November 09, 2009, 03:45 PM

Merkel thanks Gorbachev on Berlin Wall anniversary

BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Angela Merkel and former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev crossed a former fortified border on 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.

By: KIRSTEN GRIESHABER, Associated Press Writer, Worthington Daily Globe

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