The United States and the flag state of the seized ship would have input into the selection of some of these arbitrators.
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And on April 2nd they put forward draft laws for a new anthem, flag and state symbol.
Taking a break from difficult negotiations over a troubled state budget, the governor presented Sullenberger with a jacket with the state seal, a California state flag that had flown over the state Capitol, a proclamation and a "California Hero" license plate.
The state flag and seal is adorned with a pelican, the state bird.
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In Utah to this day, bees and hives are imprinted on sidewalks, the state flag and the transoms of bank doors.
From the start of the vetting process, one red flag was a state investigation into whether Palin improperly dismissed Alaska's Public Safety Commissioner for not firing her ex-brother-in-law.
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At the reception, each guest received a lapel button to wear with either a South Carolina state flag or a Kiwi bird, a national symbol of New Zealand.
Clutching a Maryland state flag in his left hand, Phelps spoke passionately about this season, his friendship with Lewis and claimed he never missed a home game in Baltimore.
During the South Carolina Republican primaries, polls showed that even conservative whites were nervous about the rebel flag on the state capitol: hence the decision by politicians to remove it.
The gift, which also included a small Alaskan state flag that was flown to the moon with Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins on the first manned moon landing mission, was one of about 185 such displays that were presented to the states, the United States' territories and to foreign nations.
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Notably, Hawaii retains the union flag in the canton of its flag - the only state to do so.
Northern Ireland's political leaders have 'fixed tougher problems' than unrest over the union flag, Secretary of State Theresa Villiers has said.
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Or that millions of people should hold marches about the significance of a flag flying over South Carolina's State house.
They also agreed that the Confederate flag, which civil rights campaigners say is a symbol of repression, should be lowered in South Carolina - the only state still to fly the flag on its statehouse.
Along the way, they walked through the Capitol Rotunda, where the flag-draped coffin of Daniel Inouye was lying in state and two young women stood in tears, grieving.
One, because of the state and local government cutback, the recovery is starting to flag.
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MPs have been debating the Northern Ireland Secretary of State's proposals to deal with the contentious issue of flag flying in the province.
Against all that, rural rage over the flag and the fact that Mr Barnes had trodden on the toes of the state teachers' union seemed unimportant.
The ship has been flying a Curacao flag, but it will be switched to a Russian flag "in order to avoid a possible detention of the ship, " the state-run Itar-Tass news agency reported.
The NI secretary of state said those involved in the recent violence were "dishonouring and shaming the flag".
Crowds of flag-waving Cubans lined the street on which Benedict's motorcade traveled, as Cuban state television captured both ground and aerial footage of the trip.
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Although the document doesn't explicitly state it, Alliance officials confirm that their preferred policy for all council buildings is to fly the union flag on designated days, which, if adopted, could create a stir in those western districts, which don't currently fly flags.
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