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Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
By Nicholas Kulish / The Bulletin
January 1, 2012
BERLIN — When the euro was introduced just after midnight on Jan. 1, 2002, celebratory fireworks exploded above the European Central Bank headquarters in Frankfurt. The historic bridge the Pont Neuf in Paris was lit up in European Union blue with 12 rays of light to symbolize the 12 nations....