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• China suspends torch relay in mourning
BEICHUAN, China - Beijing Olympic organizers said on Sunday that they were suspending the Olympic torch relay for three days as part of a national mourning for earthquake victims. Aside from the relay, the government is ordering all flags be flown at ...
• Iraqi court rulings stop at U.S. detention sites
It insists, however, that the detention system is authorized by a U.N. resolution under which the Iraqi government allows U.S. troops to detain people at will.
• Turf investigation: What you need to know about artificial grass
However, the federal government is looking into all synthetic turf materials, including surfaces that do not contain nylon. Some artificial grass does contain lead, and the manufacturers don't deny it.
• Aid ship awaits Myanmar junta OK
Despite possessing little means to deliver aid quickly and efficiently, the isolationist government of this desperately poor country insists it does not want international aid groups to manage relief operations.
• Raul Castro's daughter runs gay rally
HAVANA - Cuba's gay community celebrated unprecedented openness — and high-ranking political alliances — with a government-backed campaign against homophobia on Saturday. The meeting at a convention center in Havana's Vedado district may have ...

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» CBS Statistics - Includes all kinds of up to date statistical information about the Netherlands.
» Central Planning Bureau - Netherlands bureau for economic policy analysis.

• CIA - Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments: Netherlands - List of government officials and their titles, updated weekly. Also includes the head of the central bank, ambassadors to the United States and Permanent Representatives to the UN, New York. » Cultural Policies in Europe: The Netherlands - Access to data, facts, trends and summaries of current debates on national cultural policy developments in The Netherlands.
  » Department of Agriculture, Nature Management and Fisheries - Information on policy, statistics, and organization of the ministry. (Ministerie van Landbouw, Natuurbeheer en Visserij)
  » Department of Justice/Ministerie van Justitie - English/Dutch site
  » Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Information about the country, the latest news, foreign policy papers and publications on ethical issues and development assistance. Multilingual.
  » Government.nl - Main English-language news site for the Dutch government, including a daily E-zine.
  » House of Representatives of the States-General - International website of the Tweede Kamer, the House of Representatives of the Dutch parliament. Virtual tour, history, procedures, and information on individual MPs.
  » ICL - Netherlands Index - Complete copies and links to the country's Constitution, along with related background, history and events, provided by International Constitutional Law.
  » Ministry of Economic Affairs - Introduction, agencies, publications and contact information on this official site of the Ministry.
  » Ministry of Education, Culture and Science/Ministerie van Onderwijs, Cultuur en Wetenschappen - English/Dutch site about this Ministry, with their goals, divisions and information.
  » Ministry of Finance - News and information about the organization, the government budget and participations, taxation issues and financial markets.
  » Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport - English/Dutch site. Recent documents on the department and its policy. (Ministerie van Volksgezondheid, Welzijn en Sport)
  » Ministry of Housing, Spacial Planning and the Environment - News, general information about the ministry, policy documents and an overview of international activities.
  » Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations - Information on the policy and organisation of this ministry.
  » Pensions and Insurance Supervisory Authority of the Netherlands (PVK) - Pensioen + Verzekeringskamer (PVK) is responsible for the supervision of insurance companies and pension funds in the Netherlands.
  » Social and Cultural Planning Office - Agency doing independent scientific research on the Dutch society and social aspects of government policy. Profile and downloadable reports.
  » Unit Explosive Detection Dogs - Website about these dogs of the Royal Marchaussee in the Netherlands. With pictures, information on the history, training and accommodation of these dogs.
  » US Law Library of Congress - Netherlands - Annotated compendium of online sources providing access to primary documents, legal commentary and general government information about specific jurisdictions and topics.
  » Wikipedia - Jan Peter Balkenende - Hyperlinked encyclopedia article about the Prime Minister of The Netherlands.
  » World Legal Information Institute - Netherlands - Catalog and search facilities for over 500 databases from 55 countries including case-law, legislation, treaties, law reform reports, law journals, and other materials.