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...state religion, capped five years of subtle changes to break with the Afrikaner culture and symbols. "Lots of little things were done," MacLeod says. "They stopped using the old national anthem so there would be no national anthem, and at the Olympic games in 1992, they used a 'peace' flag, not the South African flag. And the old paper currency had settler heroes' pictures. Now they have elephants."parpar
...White," the second of his three part series named of the colors of the French flag and based on the revolutionary call for liberty, equality and fraternity, director Krzysztof kieslowski has created a quirky comedy about the injustices and revengeful acts surrounding love...
...Republicans are trying to join forces with the Christian activists and perhaps moderate their demands. "A party big enough to elect a President is too big to agree on every single thing," insists G.O.P. chairman Haley Barbour. Because they know that the religious right can still be a red flag for a good many voters, some candidates who have its support are playing down the connection. Though several of his regional coordinators are busy forming a Minnesota chapter of the Christian Coalition, even the hard-line Quist is careful to keep his distance. "I have never been in sympathy with...
...Vietnam's most famous living author sits in a sweaty white shirt and dark blue polyester pants, his feet bare. Outside, most of Hanoi is celebrating Reunification Day. Giant posters glorify Ho Chi Minh and the 1954 defeat of the French at Dien Bien Phu. The bright red national flag hangs above shop doors. Fireworks sound over Small Lake. In years past, Bao Ninh used to spend this day with the surviving members of his unit. "Not now," he says. "We've had enough...
...Association for the Advancement of Colored People began its annual three-day summit in Baltimore with a call to boycott South Carolina. The group was reacting to a statement by a federal judge in the Palmetto State, who said he doubted that a suit to remove the Confederate battle flag from the statehouse had much of a chance of success. More quietly, the N.A.A.C.P. welcomed Minister Louis Farrakhan, head of the Nation of Islam, to their gathering...