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You Wish You Were Here

By Jeff Bradley and Luke Cyphers

Friday, October 24, 2008

Berlin, June 9 The German hosts are trying to enjoy themselves, making small talk in the conference room of Deutsche Bank's local office in the former communist sector. They're casually dressed, eating pretzels and currywurst, sipping beer and wine, waiting and hoping that their countrymen, on the field and in the stands and surrounding the TVs in thousands of open-air venues, don't ruin the party. This is a country that knows things can go wrong. Berlin might be the sorriest city on earth. Ar ...

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