The great liberal Lion of the Senate has roared his last howl and American politics will be much less for his passing.

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They branded the ideas of 969 with a logo: the iconic lion statue of India's Buddhist emperor, Ashoka the Great, set against a prayer wheel and the colorful stripes of the Buddhist prayer flag.

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The winged lion of St Mark is carved into its main gate, commemorating the great sea battle when the Venetians defeated the Turks at Lepanto.

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Made around the time Rembrandt turned sixty, in 1666, the view of the painter at work complements the great 1658 self-portrait at the Frick, in which he seems a grand but old and discouraged lion.

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"We have a great WWDC planned this year and can't wait to share the latest news about iOS and OS X Mountain Lion with developers, " said Philip Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of marketing, in a written statement.

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