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Daily View 2×2: 23 February 2010

By Sara Bedford | Tue 23rd February 2010 - 9:51 am

Today the people of Guyana celebrate the country becoming a Republic in 1970. Mashramani, often abbreviated to ‘Mash’, is an annual festival that celebrates the nation and people of Guyana with a carnival parade, music, games and food.

On this day in 1945, the Stars and Stripes was raised over the Japanese-held volcanic island of Iwo Jima, rather than the flag of a trade union.

This morning the Liberal Democrat Shadow Chancellor Vince Cable is in Canary Wharf, delivering a keynote speech, which will outline the Liberal Democrats plan for the banking and financial services industries.

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Posted in Daily View | Also tagged david cameron, mark thompson, peter black and vince cable | 1 Comment

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