"I will seek the one my soul loves in the streets and public squares, " he wrote.

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Pope Francis seemed to be adding a new twist to the role of public squares in everyday life.

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Meanwhile, security forces in the central Syrian town of Hama have closed public squares and set up checkpoints.

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Photos show workers crowded the streets and public squares in the plant.

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The big retailers sourcing goods from Bangladesh are getting pummeled by groups that shape public opinion unions, students, non-governmental organizations, academics, and the media among them all lighting up blogs, Twitter and other public squares.

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It is not mere corporate social responsibility he speaks of but a commitment to the ideals that have moved millions of Arabs to fill public squares, and give purpose to the names they carry.

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Many of the red-shirted chavistas who crammed into the squares and the narrow streets around the CNE were public employees, instructed by their bosses to turn out for the rally.

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