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Fall of the Berlin Wall: 20 Years Later

How readers acquired bits of the historic barrier

Msnbc.com users reveal stories behind their piece of history.

Image: Barbed wire in front of the Brandenburg Gate
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Rise and fall of the Wall

  Images: An archival look at the iconic barrier that became a symbol of the broader Cold War conflict.


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Image: Barack Obama, James Clyburn, Nancy Pelosi
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Obama appeals for health care votes

President Obama made a last-minute personal appeal to Dems to pass landmark health care legislation as the House passed a key hurdle on its way to debating a bill to expand coverage to millions of the uninsured. Full story



















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