Tonight is the 10 th anniversary of one of the most significant events of the 20 th century, the tearing down of the Berlin wall. Though the end of the cold war was marked by many different stages and events, the tearing down of the wall was easily the most powerful and dramatic. It provided the world with a striking symbol of the failure of communist ideology to satisfy the needs and aspirations of millions of people. It was one of the most important events of the century. You know, this is pretty consistent with CNN's general philosophical point of view, if you can call it that.
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