Word: flag
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...most part, it's just vandalism," said Jay A. Avery, division head for Accent Banner, the owner of the Flag Center on 2267 Mass. Ave. "Some stores had their windows smashed and nothing taken...
...Deng ordered a far more brutal crackdown in April 1989 when students gathered in the vast public square to demand democratic reforms. On Thursday, the square was surprisingly calm and accessible to the public, reports Beijing bureau chief Jaime FlorCruz: "At dusk on Thursday, Tiananmen looked serene. The national flag was at half-mast, but everything else looked business as usual. People walked on the square, some taking pictures of each other. Nearer the Monument to the People's Heroes, a crew of workers were dismantling a wooden structure used as decorations during the Chinese lunar new year festivities...
...nearly over. Echoing remarks by one of his spokesmen that Hwang may have fled of his own free will, North Korean dictator Kim Il Song grudgingly declared on state radio: "As the revolutionary song says, cowards, if you want to go, then go away. We will defend the red flag of revolution to the end." South Korean Prime Minister Lee Soo-sung told parliament his government was negotiating to have Hwang depart Beijing for Seoul as soon as possible. Letting him leave would also be a timely gesture of good will on China's part, since Secretary of Albright...
...nearly over. Echoing remarks by one of his spokesmen that Hwang may have fled of his own free will, North Korean dictator Kim Il Song grudgingly declared on state radio: "As the revolutionary song says, cowards, if you want to go, then go away. We will defend the red flag of revolution to the end." South Korean Prime Minister Lee Soo-sung told parliament his government was negotiating to have Hwang depart Beijing for Seoul as soon as possible. Letting him leave would also be a timely gesture of good will on China's part, since Secretary of Albright...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Questions about possible civil liberties violations have been raised by a White House suggestion that airport security officers closely watch passengers -- and pay special attention to their baggage -- if they fit certain ?red flag? characteristics typical of known hijackers and terrorists. The proposal, part of a new series of recommendations from a White House aviation safety commission, also suggests that airlines should take steps to make sure that such passengers actually board the flights on which they?ve checked baggage. Despite language in the report stipulating that such profiles not be based on race, ethnicity or gender, civil...