Under these conditions, Haiti can become a symbol of renewed international co-operation and of the emergence of a new ethic of sharing.

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Congress amused itself by changing French Fries to Freedom ones, and Laura Bush snubbed the opening gala of a show celebrating the 200th anniversary of the Louisiana Purchase, a symbol of ancient Franco-American co-operation.

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The fact that his committee was meeting in the Senedd, taking evidence from AMs, was a symbol, he thought out loud, of what co-operation could achieve for the Welsh economy, "of what is possible".

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