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| | Governor-General - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | The Governor-General (or Governor General) could be instructed by the Colonial Secretary on the exercise of some of his functions and duties, such as the use or withholding of the Royal Assent from legislation. | | | Today the title Governor-General or Governor General is used in countries which recognise Queen Elizabeth II as the titular head of state, or sovereign, excluding the United Kingdom. | | | The first Governor General of India was Lord Mountbatten, who had been the last Viceroy; the second (and last) Governor General was Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari; thereafter the post was replaced with the largely identical post of non-executive President under the 1950 Indian Constitution. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governor-General
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| | Governor General |
| | The governor general is designated by law as commander in chief of the Armed Forces, is charged with swearing in Cabinet ministers and commissioning high officials of state. | | | Although the modern office is usually regarded as descended from the British institution, the present governor general, the Rt Hon Michaëlle JEAN, is the sixty-fourth successor to Champlain, who became governor in 1627, and she is the twenty-seventh since Lord MONCK was sworn in at CONFEDERATION on 1 July 1867. | | | Jeanne SAUVÉ, the sixtieth governor general, was the first woman to be appointed to the office, and Adrienne CLARKSON, the sixty-third governor general, was the first person without a military background and the first non-white Canadian to be appointed to the vice-regal position. |
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http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&ArticleId=A0003350
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| | NodeWorks - Encyclopedia: Governor General of Canada |
| | "The Queen, the Governor General and the Lieutenant Governors are the custodians of the constitution. | | | Lieutenant Governors are federal appointees: they are appointed by the Governor General, in the name of the Queen, on the advice of the Prime Minister. | | | At one point in Canada's history the Lieutenant Governors of the provinces were the representatives of the Governor General and not the Monarch. |
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http://pedia.nodeworks.com/G/GO/GOV/Governor_General_of_Canada
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| | CBC News Indepth: Canada's Governor General |
| | The governor general is appointed by the Queen on the advice of the prime minister. | | | Before 1926, the Governor General acted as the representative of the British government in Canada. | | | The lieutenant-governors of the provinces once represented the governor general, but now act as direct representatives of the Queen. |
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http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/governorgeneral
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| | Governor General Cartoons |
| | The Governor General can then accept his resignation and call new elections, or appoint a new Prime Minister, or refuse the resignation (the last two powers are never used, but remain part of the GG's "reserve" constitutional authority). | | | This person is known as the Governor General of Canada, and is appointed by the Queen on the "advice" of the Prime Minister. | | | The Governor General's office is also a convenient place where the Prime Minister of the day can stick his faithful party buddies, as we shall see. |
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http://www.filibustercartoons.com/GGtoons.php
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| | Her Excellency Adrienne Clarkson, Governor General of Canada |
| | The Governor General almost always acts on the advice of his ministers. | | | The Governor General is the Commander-in-Chief of the Canadian Forces. | | | She has the right to be consulted, to encourage and to warn, and meets regularly with the Prime Minister and senior government officials. |
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http://www.geocities.com/daniellla.geo/adrienne.html
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| | Role of Governor General |
| | The Queen, represented by the Governor General or an appointed deputy, gives "Royal Assent" to bills passed by the House of Commons and the Senate, thereby establishing the bills as Acts of Parliament (the laws of Canada). | | | On taking office (at a ceremony usually held in the Senate Chamber), the Governor General is accorded the title "Right Honourable" for life, and "His Excellency" or "Her Excellency" for the period in office. | | | The Office of the Governor General includes a number of responsibilities which are constitutional and traditional in nature. |
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http://www.nsd.nf.ca/HTML/Information/role.html
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| | Governor General of Canada |
| | The Governor General's flag alone bore a St. Edward's crown with the badge of Canada, the Lieutenant Governors' flags bore the provincial badges without a crown. | | | On the Governor General's flag, there is only the lion with the little crown on his head. | | | The Governor General's flag was shown centered on a white ensign. |
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http://flagspot.net/flags/ca-govg.html
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| | Texas Governor Rick Perry - Office of the General Counsel |
| | The Office of the General Counsel is a separate division within the Office of the Governor. | | | The Office of the General Counsel provides legal advice to the Governor and over 15 separate divisions within the Office of the Governor. | | | The General Counsel and assistant general counsels provide legal services in coordination with other agencies within the executive branch of Texas. |
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http://www.governor.state.tx.us/divisions/general_counsel
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| | Governors General of Canada |
| | Parliament is the legislative branch of Government, composed of the Sovereign (represented by the Governor General), the Senate and the House of Commons. | | | The Governor General is appointed by the Queen on the advice of the Prime Minister. | | | As the representative of the Sovereign in Canada, the Governor General exercises virtually all of the Crown’s powers. |
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http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/people/key/gg.asp?lang=E&Hist=N
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| | John B. Gordon, Georgia governor, Confederate General, Senator |
| | Characterized by splendid audacity, in 1864, he was described by General Robert E. Lee in a letter to Confederate President Jefferson Davis as being one of his best brigadiers. | | | In 1872, the Georgia General Assembly, which then selected the State's U.S. Senators, elected him to represent Georgia in Washington. | | | Although John was an outstanding student at the University of Georgia, he left before graduating and shortly thereafter moved to Atlanta, where he studied law and passed the bar. |
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http://ngeorgia.com/people/gordon.html
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| | Out of the Jungle: What's a Governor General? |
| | Canada's Governor General carries out Her Majesty's duties in Canada on a daily basis and is Canada's de facto Head of State. | | | You may have heard of the Governor General being in the news the last couple of years. | | | When our legislation refers to the "Governor in Council" it is referring to one of these two offices. |
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http://outofthejungle.blogspot.com/2005/10/whats-governor-general.html
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| | Rideau Hall - Governor General's House - Ottawa Attractions |
| | As the official residence of the Governor General, Rideau Hall is a place of dignity, grace and tradition. | | | In 1867, it was acquired by the newly-formed Government of Canada as the official residence for Governor General Monck. | | | Canada's Governor General invites you to visit Rideau Hall, the home and workplace of every Governor General since Confederation in 1867, where Canadians are honoured and welcomed alongside world leaders and visitors from around the globe. |
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http://www.ottawakiosk.com/rideau_hall.html
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| | Governor General |
| | His Excellency was installed as Governor General of Jamaica at King's House on Thursday, August 1, 1991. |
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http://www.mfaft.gov.jm/Leaders/GG.htm
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| | Search Results for governor-general - Encyclopædia Britannica |
| | The renewal of feudal anarchy in Hungary after the death of Ulászló demanded exceptional measures, and in 1446 Hunyadi was elected to rule the country as a governor during the minority of the young... | | | John Brown Gordon, a North Georgia Notable General, Governor, Senator | | | "Information on the roles and responsibilities of the Governor General. |
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http://www.britannica.com/search?query=governor-general&submit=Find&source=MWTEXT
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| | BBC NEWS Americas Canada gets new governor general |
| | The Governor General gives royal assent to government bills, signs state documents and presides over the swearing-in of the prime minister, chief justice and cabinet ministers. | | | A Haitian-born journalist from Quebec has been appointed as Canada's new governor general - the representative of head of state Queen Elizabeth II. | | | The announcement makes Ms Jean Canada's first black governor general, and the third woman to hold the post. |
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4745373.stm
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| | CNN.com - Australian governor steps aside - May. 11, 2003 |
| | As her representative, the governor general is nominal head of state, commander-in-chief of the defense forces and performs duties such as signing legislation into law and swearing-in governments. | | | The governor-general has been under pressure to resign over his handling of child sex abuse cases in Anglican schools in the state of Queensland that came to his attention when he was Archbishop of Brisbane. | | | The prime minister said that Hollingworth would consider the "dignity and the protection of the office above all other considerations." |
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http://edition.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/asiapcf/auspac/05/11/aust.govgen
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| | Hans Frank Responsibiity_Nuremberg Tribunal |
| | Frank was appointed Governor General of the Occupied Polish Territories by a 'Hitler decree dated 12 October 1939. | | | As a loyal adherent of HitIer and the NSDAP, Frank was appointed Governor General in October 1939 of that area of Poland known as the General Government, which became the testing ground for the conspirators' program of "Lebensraum." Frank had defined justice in the field of German law as that which benefited the German nation. | | | (1) I appoint Reich Minister Dr. Frank as Governor General of the occupied Polish territories. |
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http://www.ess.uwe.ac.uk/genocide/Frank.htm
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| | Attorney General Applauds Governor's Appointment of Matthew Cate as Inspector General |
| | Prior to joining the Attorney General's office, Matt served as a Sacramento County Deputy District Attorney (1994-96) and also worked in the Sacramento law firm of Downey, Brand, Seymour & Rowher (1992-94). | | | Attorney General Applauds Governor's Appointment of Matthew Cate as Inspector General | | | Matt has successfully argued cases before the California Supreme Court and numerous appellate and trial courts as well. |
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http://caag.state.ca.us/newsalerts/2004/04-032.htm
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| | CanadaInfo: Government: Federal: Governor General: Letters Patent |
| | And We do further authorize and empower Our Governor General to constitute and appoint, in Our name and on Our behalf, all such Judges, Commissioners, Justices of the Peace, and other necessary Officers (including diplomatic and consular officers) and Ministers of Canada, as may be lawfully constituted or appointed by Us. | | | We do hereby constitute, order, and declare that there shall be a Governor General and Commander-in-Chief in and over Canada, and appointments to the Office of Governor General and Commander-in-Chief in and over Canada shall be made by Commission under Our Great Seal of Canada. | | | Even the presence of the Sovereign in the country does not superceed the authority of the Governor General. |
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http://www.craigmarlatt.com/canada/government/letters_patent.html
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| | The Last Governor-General: Sir Banja Tejan Sie (Mano Vision article) |
| | For the pedantic, Sir Banja was the fifth to hold the post. | | | In that period, from independence to the proclamation of the republic, there have been two acting Governors-General: Andrew Juxon-Smith (March 1967 –April 1968) and John Ahmadu Bangura (20-22 April 1968). | | | When Sierra Leone gained independence in 1961, the post of Governor became that of Governor-General. |
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http://www.manovision.com/is18ar19.htm
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| | The Law Report: 13 May 2003 - The Standing Aside of the Governor General |
| | The view I expressed last year when this first started was that the Prime Minister and the government ought to set up an independent public inquiry, staffed by a retired judge that had credibility and appropriate natural justice, including for the Governor-General. | | | The Law Report: 13 May 2003 - The Standing Aside of the Governor General | | | For more information contact the Law Society or Law Institute in your State or Territory. |
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http://www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/8.30/lawrpt/stories/s852283.htm
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| | G-G urges debate on abortion, divorce and kids - National - www.smh.com.au |
| | At a time when the Howard Government is desperately struggling to find a unified position on abortion, Major General Jeffery's intervention will be seen as politically ill-timed at best, and inflammatory at worst. | | | It is almost certain to be seized upon by pressure groups as more evidence of a right-wing agenda invading the debate over abortion reform. | | | Major General Jeffery and his wife Marlena ran voluntary relationship courses for soldiers and their partners when he was in the army. |
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http://www.smh.com.au/news/National/GG-urges-debate-on-abortion-divorce-and-kids/2004/11/06/1099547432885.html
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| | Governor Minner's Home Page |
| | Governor Minner Describes Successes, Future Vision for Schools, Economy, Health and the Environment in 2006 State of the State | | | Minner also took a moment to applaud three Delaware National Guardsmen for nominating the First State for the National Freedom Award. | | | Governor Minner Signs Executive Order Establishing State Veterans Home as a Division of the Department of State |
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http://www.state.de.us/governor
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| | GOVERNOR GENERAL........ |
| | The Quaid-i-Azam being administered the oath of the Governor General by the Chief of Pakistan | | | A witness reported: “If Jinnah’s personality is cold and remote, it also has a magnetic quality -- the sense of leadership is almost overpowering
here indeed is Pakistan’s King Emperor, Archbishop of Canterbury, Speaker and Prime Minister concentrated into one formidable Quaid-i-Azam.” |
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http://www.pakistan.gov.pk/Quaid/governor_g1.htm
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| | HOW WE ARE GOVERNED - PART III |
| | Attorney General and Minister of Housing and Prisons | | | No outside person is allowed to see any Cabinet papers until they have become only of historical interest, and no member of the Cabinet may refer outside to the discussions that have taken place in the Cabinet. | | | In theory, the Cabinet is responsible to the National Assembly, and through the National Assembly to the people, who may call it to account at the next general election by giving a majority to the other party. |
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http://www.belize.gov.bz/library/how_we_are_governed/part_iii.html
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| | CBC News: Jean called 'inspired choice' for governor general |
| | She'll be installed as Canada's 27th governor general Oct. 1. | | | The prime minister will officially announce Jean's appointment on Thursday morning. | | | Michaelle Jean will be Canada's next governor general. |
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http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2005/08/03/gg050803.html
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| | ABC News: Canada Swears in New Governor General |
| | ABC News: Canada Swears in New Governor General | | | Canada Swears in 27th Governor General: Michaelle Jean, First Black Person to Hold Post | | | Michaelle Jean is the first black person and only the third woman to hold the largely ceremonial post as head of state, designed to defend Canada's sovereignty and promote its national identity. |
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http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=1164341&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312
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| | Welcome to the North Carolina Office of the Governor |
| | Welcome to the North Carolina Office of the Governor | | | 2004 - State of North Carolina Office of the Governor | | | In a letter sent today to the President, Gov. Mike Easley called for a formal investigation into the record-high profits earned by gas companies in 20... |
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http://www.governor.state.nc.us
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| | Blogcritics.org: Canada Names First Black Governor-General |
| | Our last two Governor Generals have been Ethnic immigrants. | | | » On Six Generals Line Up Against the Washington Post by diana hartman: lisa, i'm writing up the list...i'll post it shortly...thank you for asking! | | | Most of the younger generation don't much care for seperation now and that's a good thing. |
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http://blogcritics.org/archives/2005/08/05/085633.php
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| | The Governor General's Horse Guards |
| | The Governor General's Horse Guards (3rd Armoured Regiment) | | | 3rd Armoured Reconnaissance Regiment (The Governor General's Horse Guards) | | | N.N.R. Jackman, OC, CD Col. Peter W. Hunter, CD Biographies of the Governors General (Governor General Office) |
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http://www.regiments.org/regiments/na-canada/volmil/on-cav/GGHG.htm
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| | Governor General of South Africa |
| | This design for the flags of the Governors-General followed the Balfour Declaration of 1926 which reflected the move towards greater self-determination and sovereignty and defined in general terms the constitutional relationship between Great Britain and the self-governing dominions. | | | General Hertzog, the South African Prime Minister, was prepared to accede to the King's wishes on this point, but it was felt that there were bound to be protests from some members of the Assembly if the South African Union Flag was not flown with the Union Jack on Government House. | | | King George V did not want his personal representative in South Africa to fly any flag except the Union Jack. |
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http://fotw.vexillum.com/flags/za_gg.html
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| | The Governor General's Horse Guards: Second to None |
| | The Governor General's Horse Guards is Canada's senior Militia regiment, and its record of voluntary service over more than 190 years justifies its motto, Nulli Secundus, Second to None. | | | has served for over 22 years with The Governor General's Horse Guards and is now the Regimental adjutant in the rank of Captain. | | | The Governor General's Horse Guards was officially created in 1936 with the amalgamation of two cavalry units, the Governor General's Body Guard and the Mississauga Horse, but the regimental lineage encompasses a variety of other Militia units. |
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http://www.rbstudiobooks.com/gghg.html
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| | There Aint no Sanity Clause |
| | The blog of Lord Sedgwick of Strathmore (OA, DFC, DSC, VC, KPMG, WTF, IOOF), cartoonist, failed lothario and the One and True Visible Governor General of a proudly independent country, founded by thieves and whores, that swears allegiance to the Head of State of a foreign country. | | | The Secretary General had been unstinting in his efforts to get Iraq to comply with Security Council resolutions." | | | Billy did mount a persuasive argument after the 1974 election, insisting that "while we didn't win, we didn't lose either". |
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http://governor_general.blogspot.com
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| | Governor General of Canada |
| | Message from Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada, on the passing of Coretta Scott King | | | Message from Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada, on the occasion of Black History Month | | | Subscribe to the Governor General's Media Distribution List! |
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http://www.gg.ca/menu_e.asp
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| | Canada’s Governor-General Designate Refuses to Swear on Bible |
| | The Canadian Heritage Department confirmed that, at least in the 25 years they have kept track, “this would be the first time” a governor general would be installed without swearing on the bible. | | | Her press secretary said she would instead use a solemn affirmation, arguing that as a non-believer, the action would “show a lack of respect to the people who have faith,” according to a National Post report. | | | No record of any previous Governor Generals refusing |
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http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2005/sep/05092603.html
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| | Vanuatu News Port Vila Presse Online :: Australia's governor general congratulates Vanuatu |
| | Vanuatu News Port Vila Presse Online :: Australia's governor general congratulates Vanuatu | | | The governor general of Australia, his excellency Major General Michael Jeffery has congratulated Vanuatu as it begins its Silver Jubilee celebrations. | | | He added that it was a partnership based on the two countries' shared commitment to the principles of good governance, democracy, transparency and the rule of law enshrined in Vanuatu's own Constitution and endorsed in the statement of principles issued by the two governments last year. |
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http://www.news.vu/en/news/inter/050725-Australian-governor-general-congratulates-Vanuatu.shtml
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| | NEWSWATCH 50 WWTI Watertown - Governor, Attorney General Warn Against Gasoline Price Gouging |
| | Violations are punishable by civil penalties of up to $10,000 and restitution. | | | New York's Governor and Attorney General are warning that gasoline price gouging will be dealt with severely. | | | The Governor and Attorney General also urged New Yorkers to conserve energy and fuel. |
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http://www.newswatch50.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=10D319F9-6E93-41E3-AEC7-CED4EF0F5027
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| | 1301.0 - Year Book Australia, 2002 |
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| | Parliament - The Place to Visit |
| | Summons Parliament to meet after a general election. | | | Assents to legislation passed by the House of Representatives. |
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http://www.ps.parliament.govt.nz/schools/texts/gg.shtml
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| | Abebooks - Governor General's Award Winning Books |
| | The awards are presented by the Governor General of Canada and the Chairman of the Canada Council for the Arts. | | | Independent juries are appointed by the Canada Council for the Arts, and meet separately to judge eligible books. | | | The Governor General's Literary Award is perhaps Canada's most prestigious literary award. |
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http://www.abebooks.com/docs/Community/AwardWinners/governorGeneral.shtml
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| | GOVERNOR GENERAL........ |
| | The Quaid assumed charge as the Governor General of Pakistan on August 15, 1947. | | | Pakistan became constitutionally independent at midnight between the 14th and 15th August 1947. | | | Soon after that Jinnah riveted himself to work. |
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http://www.pakistan.gov.pk/Quaid/governor_g2.htm
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| | Naharnet Newsdesk - Lebanese Woman May Become Australia's Governor-General |
| | Mary Bashir, currently the governor of South Wales, has been proposed to the post of Australia's figure head-of-state by South Wales' opposition leader John Broden during a meeting he held with Australian Prime Minister John Howard. | | | An Australian woman from Lebanese descent has been proposed to the post of Queen Elizabeth's representative in Australia, which was vacated by Governor-General Peter Hollingworth after his recent implication in a rape charge. |
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http://www.naharnet.com/domino/tn/Newsdesk.nsf/Story/BE4082180CB29F3442256D4B00397825?OpenDocument&PRINT
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| | Barbados - Governor General Flag |
| | Governor for St. Lucia uses, except, that the name in the scroll under the king's crown is 'Barbados'." However, we have the Governor (General?) Flag for Barbados as 3:4, and that of St. Lucia 1:2. | | | According to Politikens Flagbook (translated): "Barbados also has a Governor Banner, This is the same flag, as the | | | It is only a newspaper cutting and perhaps the colours have been adjusted to conform to a limited palette. |
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http://flagspot.net/flags/bb-govg.html
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