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Monday’s Art Notes

A roundup of arts headlines.

In Germany, ‘National Guilt’ Stirs Against Afghan War

Germany has the third largest contingent of forces in Afghanistan, yet among a population still haunted by World War II a deep-rooted anti-war sentiment persists. Margaret Warner reports.

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20 Years After the Fall, Nostalgia Builds for East German Design

Nostalgia for the East -- or 'ostalgie,' a portmanteau combining the words ost ('east') and nostalgie ('nostalgia') -- has taken hold in contemporary, unified Germany.

20 Years After Fall of Berlin Wall, Some Iron Curtain Divisions Remain

Twenty years ago, the Berlin Wall came down, signaling the demise of the Cold War. As world leaders gathered to mark the historic event at Brandenburg Gate on Monday, a historian, pollster and German correspondent discussed what the events meant.

Robert MacNeil: Covering the Rise and Fall of the Berlin Wall

By Larisa Epatko

On Aug. 12, 1961, Robert MacNeil, then a junior correspondent for NBC News, was dispatched to Berlin to cover the unfolding events that would lead to the construction of a wall separating East and West Germany.

Obama Awarded Nobel Peace Prize for Changing Political Climate, Disarmament Push

In a surprising turn, the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced Friday that President Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to change the worldwide diplomatic atmosphere, his elicitation of hope and his push for nuclear disarmament.

Is this event the Berlin Wall of Free Market Economics?

Another email from an old friend: “Is this event the Berlin Wall of Free Market Economics? Or even, as the press backs away from the hotness of the story, the Berlin Wall of Free Market Economics crashing not with a…

Transcript: Obama’s Speech in Berlin

Following is a transcript of Sen. Barack Obama's speech in Berlin, Germany, as prepared for delivery and distributed by his campaign.

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Anti-Taliban Groups Agree to Attend U.N. Meetings in Berlin

As the Taliban clings to its last strongholds in Kunduz and Kandahar, anti-Taliban leaders agreed to a U.N.-sponsored meeting in Germany next week to plan a post-war Afghan government.