Kenya: How Kenya's Flag Was Designed AllAfrica.com
Immediately after independence in 1963, Kanu wanted its flag to become the national one. But the ever cautious Thomas Joseph Mboya, the Justice and Constitutional Affairs minister at the time, decided that this was too risky and the party leaders secretly crafted one that looked almost similar.
Shell waves a white flag in Sakhalin fight Calcutta News
Royal Dutch Shell PLC and Kremlin-controlled OAO Gazprom are discussing how the Russian company will participate in a $20 billion natural gas project.
E. Ky. school upholds rebel flag Lexington Herald-Leader
The welcome sign at Allen Central High School shows a grinning Confederate soldier, proudly waving a banner bearing the St. Andrew's cross of the Confederate battle flag. The courtyard nearby is composed of blue brick that forms the cross, and a mural in the lobby pays homage to another rebel soldier carrying the flag on horseback.
Warwick's Trilogy a flag-bearer for SA wine in US South African Wine News
Wine Enthusiast Magazine's Best of Year issue celebrates the publication's Top 100 Wines of 2006 and also recognizes the year’s Top 100 Best Buys, revealed last week in New York. The Warwick Trilogy 2004 ranks in 5th spot on the Top 100 and the Meerlust Rubicon 2001 in 27th place.
Crossroads for Korea Honolulu Star-Bulletin
UNDER A BLUE AND WHITE FLAG showing an undivided peninsula, teams from South Korea and North Korea marched together at the opening ceremonies of the Asian Games Dec. 1 in the Persian Gulf capital of Doha, Qatar.
Rangle's comments aren't surprising Delta Democrat Times
We should not be surprised for the remarks of Rep. Charles Rangel of New York about Mississippi, considering that we have in Washington a Democratic representative who is ashamed of displaying the Mississippi flag and purposely denies or ignores the historical values of the state and the state's flag.
L.A. critics plant flag on 'Iwo Jima' The Hollywood Reporter
The Los Angeles Film Critics Assn. was in the mood for reality as its top honors went to pictures based on historical events.
Strasburg pauses to honor veterans Lancaster Online
Motorists driving at night on Main Street through Strasburg will pass a Christmas-tree-shaped arrangement of red, white and blue lights.Though the light display at the Strasburg veterans' memorial in front of Merenda Zug, a coffeehouse at 11 E. Main St., fits the Christmas theme, its meaning goes far beyond the holiday season.
Grandview center gets some red, white and blue El Paso Times
Grandview Park, 3100 Jefferson in Central El Paso, has received a few improvements through the efforts of the Central Neighborhood Association and West-Central city Rep. Susie Byrd.
Ky. students embrace Confederate mascot, flag despite controversy Freedom Forum Online
EASTERN, Ky. — The welcome sign at Allen Central High School is home to a grinning Confederate soldier, proudly waving a banner bearing the St. Andrew's cross of the Confederate battle flag.
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