An editorial expression of concern, while falling short of the journal outright retracting a paper itself, raises a red flag to the scientific community that serious doubts exist about a paper's findings and can make it harder for researchers to obtain funding or publish papers, says R.

WSJ: Chronic-Fatigue Paper Called Into Question

The paper's name is presented as a star-spangled, flag-themed eye grabber.

FORBES: Press Lords

So it will be interesting to see what tangible proposals on flags make it into their final strategy paper, and whether those proposals make any difference on Northern Ireland's flag festooned streets.

BBC: Northern Ireland

The conclusion, which Dr Ferguson reports in a paper in Psychological Science, was that participants' voting intentions were, indeed, affected by seeing the flag.

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Growing up, Alan went to an American school, pledged allegiance to the American flag, felt American in every way -- and he was, except for one: on paper.

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