Hamas officials also pulled an acclaimed Gazan film about Israel's 2009 war for portraying a woman walking past the invaders unveiled.

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Over the past few weeks, Moscow has succeeded in portraying itself as the compassionate player in the Iraqi-Kuwait crisis, by pressing for and obtaining embargo exceptions for food and other humanitarian shipments to flow to Iraq.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Center For Security Policy

In many cases, they grew up reading the books, and for the past 10 years they've watched the actors portraying Harry Potter and his friends grow up themselves in seven big screen adaptations from Warner Brothers.

CNN: Harry Potter and the morning after

The company has spent a lot of time, both at its press conference and in the media over the past few years, portraying its network as iPhone-ready.

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He understands the risk that in portraying itself, Britain might be seen as backward looking, wallowing in its past, nostalgic for the "good old days".

BBC: A defining moment for Britain