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Haiku In The News: Obama In Berlin

By Linton Weeks
Published June 20, 2013 at 11:11 AM EDT
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"Citizens who choose ...

To be defined by a wall,

or ... to tear it down. "

From Remarks by President Obama at the Brandenburg Gate. June 19, 2013.

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(If you find examples of Haiku in the News, please send them to: protojournalist@npr.org)

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Linton Weeks
Linton Weeks joined NPR in the summer of 2008, as its national correspondent for Digital News. He immediately hit the campaign trail, covering the Democratic and Republican National Conventions; fact-checking the debates; and exploring the candidates, the issues and the electorate.
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