From celebrations here in united Germany marking the 25th anniversary of the Berlin Wall's fall to those in the United States over midterm elections delivering a more evenly divided Washington, what a week it has been for division — past and present.
Just a few days after his party lost control of the U.S. Senate in what has been termed a Republican wave sweeping aside numerous incumbent Democratic leaders at national, state and local levels, U.S. President Barack Obama was in Asia for summit meetings in China, Australia and Myanmar.
Unequal economic growth and sputtering efforts to strengthen cross Pacific trade are all on the agenda.
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