Nfld. premier eases flag ban after judges&#39; plea
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HAPPY VALLEY-GOOSE BAY, NFLD. - Protests by Newfoundland and Labrador&#39;s judges have led Premier Danny Williams to rethink his all-out ban on Canadian flags at provincial buildings.
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Under mounting domestic and international pressure, the Pakistani government yesterday suspended stringent media restrictions that critics said were designed to muzzle journalists .
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Dec. 15 -- President Pervez Musharraf on Saturday lifted emergency rule in Pakistan, six weeks to the day after he suspended the constitution and fired most of the Supreme Court.
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ST. JOHN'S, Nfld. (CP) - The Canadian flag is flying again and a meeting is set with the prime minister but the federal government's offer on offshore revenues is still "insulting," says Newfoundland Premier Danny Williams.
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A judge has struck down several government rules on campaign fund raising, ordering tougher restrictions on big political money in the long term while creating uncertainty about how candidates, parties and interest groups should proceed in the current election's final weeks.
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President Pervez Musharraf will lift Pakistan's state of emergency only after changing the constitution to ensure he cannot be hauled before a court
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Mark Martin needed an earlier yellow flag. "Nobody wants to see a grown man cry, all right?" sighed Martin. "That's what it is. And I'm not going to cry about it. This is what it is, and that's it. Their decision. They made the decision, and that's what we're going to live with."
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Iraq's temporary new national flag was raised over the country's parliament for the first time on Tuesday, trumpeted by the government as a break with the past and a step towards reconciliation.
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President Pervez Musharraf is set to end emergency rule on Saturday but it was likely media would still face curbs with many judges and lawyers still under house arrest before Pakistan's election next month.
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Iraq's prime minister raised the country's new temporary national flag over parliament in a symbolic break with the past on Tuesday, although many ordinary Iraqis remain unhappy their old banner has been replaced.
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In an apparent attempt to ease tensions in the South, the government has revoked the curfew in Narathiwat province, scene of last week&#39;s violence, and freed hundreds of detained protesters.
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The judge in the Kobe Bryant sexual assault case has loosened a sweeping gag order after objections from prosecutors, news organizations and attorneys for the accuser.
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A court cleared Premier Silvio Berlusconi of corruption charges in his long-running trial yesterday, sparing Italy the embarrassment of having its leader convicted of bribing judges.
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Federal courts would be barred from striking the words &quot;under God&quot; from the Pledge of Allegiance to the American flag under a bill passed on Thursday by a House of Representatives split largely along party lines.
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IraqÂs prime minister decided to remove the judge after he said last week that Saddam Hussein was Ânot a dictator.Â
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Iraqi lawmakers adopted a modified version of the national flag Tuesday, removing three stars that symbolized Baathist ideals and Saddam Husseinâs handwritten calligraphy.
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Singapore&#39;s new Prime Minister, Lee Hsien Loong, has announced a partial relaxation of rules on political expression. But, he warns race and religion will remain sensitive issues subject to restrictions.