From Baltimore, I took a short 23km drive east, past farms and guesthouses that dotted the headlands and fields, to the village of Union Hall.
Members of the National Union of Teachers at Hamstead Hall School, Handsworth Wood, are worried as it will take it out of local authority control.
Homes, offices, and businesses of several Alliance members have been targeted since Belfast city councillors voted on 3 December to limit the flying of the union flag at city hall to designated days instead of all year round.
But mingling with his audience of business, political and trade union leaders in Birmingham Town Hall, I found many of them thought there was no other way of interpreting his call for dozens of government initiatives to be scrapped.
You see it every campaign season: A Democratic candidate for Congress or governor or mayor or the state legislature or for president standing on a stage at a union hall seeking the votes of working people.
Although designated days was the most popular option, flag flying polarises unionists and nationalists. 73% of unionists want the union flag up at Belfast City Hall 365 days a year, while 64% of nationalists support the 18 day policy.
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Last December, the council voted to restrict the flying of the Union flag over city hall to designated dates.
Reporters at The Plain Dealer, a local newspaper, along with officials at City Hall and most of Cleveland have largely bought the union's story.
Emergency proceedings were brought over demonstrations being held every Saturday since the decision in December to restrict the flying of the union flag at City Hall.
Olympic medalist Andy Gabel stepped down from leadership roles with the International Skating Union and the National Speedskating Hall of Fame after being accused of a sexual relationship with an underage skater in the 1990s.
The Alliance Party MP said the issue of the flying of the union flag at Belfast City Hall should have been addressed long ago.
It was the first meeting of the party leaders since the dispute over the flying of the union flag at Belfast City Hall began.
Many arterial routes in Belfast were blocked by loyalist protesters angry at the decision of Belfast City Council to restrict the flying of the union flag from Belfast City Hall.
Ms Villiers told the House of Commons 66 police officers had been injured since violence first flared up following the decision to restrict the flying of the union flag at Belfast City Hall.
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"Those empowered to help the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum document the history of the game failed to recognize the contributions of several Hall of Fame-worthy players, " players' union chief Michael Weiner said.
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Conway at the annual Keeper of the Flame Award Dinner in the East Hall at Union Station in Washington, DC.
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They appealed for peace following weeks of violence after Belfast City Council voted to restrict the number of days the union flag flies over City Hall.
They began last Monday night when Belfast City Council voted to change its policy of permanently flying the union flag at Belfast City Hall.
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Now, let there be no doubt, it will take an unprecedented effort on all our parts -- from the halls of Congress to the boardroom, from the union hall to the factory floor -- to see the auto industry through these difficult times.
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Residents living in the Catholic Short Strand area and in Protestant areas off the lower Newtownards Road and Albertbridge Road say their houses have been attacked during the recent violence linked to a decision by Belfast City Council to restrict the number of days the union flag is flown at city hall.
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The dates coincided with a controversial vote by Belfast City Council to limit the number of days the union flag is flown from the city hall.
The demonstrations began on 3 December when Belfast City Council voted to reduce the number of days the union flag is flown at the city hall.
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The campaign of street demonstrations began when Belfast City Council voted to limit the number of days the union flag is flown at Belfast City Hall.
Loyalist street demonstrations have been taking place since Belfast City Council voted to limit the number of days the union flag is flown at Belfast City Hall.
Loyalist protesters have been staging street demonstrations since 3 December, when Belfast City Council voted to restrict the number of days the union flag is flown at Belfast City Hall.
Loyalist street demonstrations have been taking place since 3 December, when Belfast City Council voted to limit the number of days the union flag is flown at Belfast City Hall.
Demonstrators were passing the nationalist Short Strand area - after a 1, 000-strong protest outside Belfast City Hall against the council's decision to restrict the flying of the Union flag - when the violence began.
Hundreds of postal workers and members of the Communication Workers' Union attended a rally at Methodist Central Hall in Westminster.
The committee also backed the removal of the Union flag at two other council properties, the Ulster Hall and the Duncrue complex.
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This time the accusers are the beleaguered Alliance party, whose offices and councillors have come under attack over their decision to vote in favour of flying a Union flag on designated days only over Belfast City Hall.
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