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What we're reading: Wednesday, June 19

President Obama returns to the Brandenburg Gate five years after his speech there and twenty-six years after a famous speech given by one of his predecessors.
President Barack Obama.  (Photo by Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP)
President Barack Obama.

President Obama returns to the Brandenburg Gate five years after his speech there and twenty-six years after a famous speech given by one of his predecessors.

In The New York Times opinion page: Thomas Friedman analyzes the protests in Turkey and the state of the Erdogan government. The Editorial Board looks at the Taliban's future in Afghanistan.