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...gates to "open them all." By dawn, an estimated 100,000 delirious East Germans had slipped past him on their way to a raucous celebration in West Berlin. Over the next few days, the revelers hammered away at the most notorious symbol of Soviet communist repression and toasted their newfound freedom with bottles of champagne. But joy was soon dampened by the daunting burden of rebuilding the backward East. More than a decade after Germany officially unified in 1990, the country is still suffering the hangover. --By Daniel Eisenberg
...Crimson’s newfound discipline was a fitting final touch to a brilliant game. It’s a level of excellence Harvard will need to maintain, as the competition gets much tougher starting Friday...
...those films rake in a staggering combined gross of nearly $2 billion. He has twice been nominated for an Oscar, for Gandalf and the James Whale biopic Gods and Monsters. Though the 63-year-old insists he remains just a humble hired hand, he admits to delight at his newfound box-office clout. It's particularly helpful for a Strindberg play about a destructive marriage, hardly a surefire draw. "If I've introduced the Gandalf audience to Strindberg," he says, "that's thrilling." YET GANDALF HAS GIVEN McKellen a kind of magic that is stronger than fortune or fame...
Sadly, the newfound hope was only another cruel pretext for familiar heartbreak. With the Crimson trailing by one with mere seconds left, Merchant passed the ball to teammate, roommate and close friend Prasse-Freeman and—well, the rest is history...
...presence of U.S. troops on Korean soil is as unfortunate as it is necessary, however, because it is and has always been a constant potential source for friction between the two nations. The only difference is that South Koreans have a newfound confidence and are naturally becoming more assertive. Revision of SOFA is a necessary step in alleviating that friction and improving U.S.-Korean relations...