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...A few lots — a gleaming early 20th-century police belt buckle from Dublin, a Royal Navy Ensign that had perhaps flown from a 1910s Dreadnought battleship — sold for a few hundred pounds each....
...India’s Navy earlier this month redesigned its ensign to remove the Cross of Saint George, a holdover from British rule....
...In addition to the minutes, New York Fed president John Williams is scheduled to speak at an event....
...Changing names and symbols is part of this: the Indian Navy this month replaced its old ensign featuring the Cross of St George with a new one inspired by the seal of Chhatrapati Shivaji, the 17th-century...
...In describing Vladimir Putin and his inner circle, I have often thought of a remark by John Maynard Keynes about Georges Clemenceau, French prime minister during the first world war: that he was an utterly...
...Meanwhile, the 26-year-old ensign Richard Poole redefined Japan’s emperor from human god to “symbol”....
...Letter in response to this report: Welfare of seafarers is important to security / From John Green...
...John Key, New Zealand’s prime minister, has said the current flag can lead to confusion on the world stage as it is similar to the Australian flag....
...Dean Heller took over the seat in 2010 from the scandal-ridden John Ensign and is seeking re-election, but Democratic congresswoman Shelly Berkley has narrowed his lead in the polls and is now within striking...
...Ensign of Nevada....
...The last time a tax holiday came to a vote was in the stimulus bill when Barbara Boxer, a Democratic senator from California, and John Ensign, a Republican from Nevada, proposed it....
...In 1998, the last time he faced a serious challenge, when he squared off against John Ensign, who now holds Nevada’s other Senate seat, Mr Reid pushed every legal button available to stop a recount that...
...“Slow it down so we can get it right before we vote on this bill,” said John Ensign, another Republican. But the committee, voting on party lines, rejected Mr Bunning’s request....
...John Ensign, a Republican senator from Nevada, who also had 2012 ambitions, was last week forced to admit to having an affair with a member of his staff when it emerged that her husband had made “exorbitant...
...The Palin mystery has emerged as the Republican party is already reeling from sex scandals involving South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford and Senator John Ensign....
...This formidable film transcends flags of nationhood to raise the universal, spectral ensign of war itself....
...“The red ensign is the flag of choice,” says Mr Malley. “It is the most respected flag around the world, bringing the protection of the Royal Navy and the UK consular service.”...
...On Sunday, as the administration worked on the details of a loan, John Ensign, the Republican Senator from Nevada, insisted that the legislation as originally framed would not “have made the companies come...
...“President Obama has said he wants to stop the revolving door,” said John Ensign, a Republican senator. “I don’t see how you get paid $2m by a lobbying firm and not be called a lobbyist . . ....
...Andrew Robinson Stoney was a lowly ensign in the British Army – and an opportunist....
...Even John Ensign, the chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, has admitted that it would be a “terrific night” if Republicans only lost three seats....
...Ensign and Jon Kyl....
...Azizi, an ensign, reprimanding a black-clad Cameroonian for letting his replica AK-47 point at another soldier’s head. “Keep your gun down!”...
...Witnesses recall that Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam, the nation’s first prime minister, and Sir John Shaw Rennie, its last colonial governor-general, were visibly moved....
...Senator John Ensign, a Republican from Nevada, defended the fired prosecutor from his state and said the administration had given him no warning. “I was flabbergasted when I heard this....
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